Rural without basic handwashing in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Rural without basic handwashing was 1.14 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural without basic handwashing in Dominican Republic, 2008–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, rural without basic handwashing in Dominican Republic stood at 1.14 million. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without basic handwashing in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.61 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 61st of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Rural without basic handwashing in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.61 million | — |
| 2009 | 1.56 million | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.51 million | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.43 million | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.35 million | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.26 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.24 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.14 million | -2.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.14 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 194,792, 5.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.14 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 329,183, 3.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 1.56 million | 1.61 million | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million | 1.28 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million | 1.14 million | 1.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural without basic handwashing in Dominican Republic?
- Rural without basic handwashing in Dominican Republic was 1.14 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest rural without basic handwashing recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for rural without basic handwashing?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without basic handwashing rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rural without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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