Rural without improved sanitation in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Rural without improved sanitation was 132,877 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rural without improved sanitation in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 132,877 for rural without improved sanitation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural without improved sanitation in Dominican Republic peaked at 518,461 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 132,877, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Rural without improved sanitation in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 518,461 | — |
| 2001 | 504,572 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 490,324 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 470,037 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 447,358 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 424,959 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 402,854 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 381,229 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 360,289 | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 340,184 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 320,742 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 303,167 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 286,924 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 271,140 | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 255,798 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 240,887 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 226,428 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 212,501 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 199,286 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 186,707 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 174,839 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 163,608 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 152,865 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 142,623 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 132,877 | -6.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 132,877 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,902, 3.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 132,877 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33,929, 3.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 434,027 | 340,184 | 518,461 | 10 |
| 2010s | 250,358 | 186,707 | 320,742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 153,362 | 132,877 | 174,839 | 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 improved sanitation in Dominican Republic?
- Rural without improved sanitation in Dominican Republic was 132,877 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 518,461 in 2000.
- What is the lowest rural without improved sanitation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,877 in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for rural without improved sanitation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 85th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rural without improved sanitation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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 improved sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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