Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of urban population using at least basic water services was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 97.9% for share of urban population using at least basic water services in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population using at least basic water services in Dominican Republic peaked at 98.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.8%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.8% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.6% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population using at least basic water services in Dominican Republic?
- Share of urban population using at least basic water services in Dominican Republic was 97.9% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of urban population using at least basic water services recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of urban population using at least basic water services?
- Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban population using at least basic water services rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population using at least basic water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.