Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas was 86,573 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
86,573 people
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
66th
of 175 countries
All-time high
311,492 people
in 2000
All-time low
86,573 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024

100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k2000201220242000: 311.5k people2001: 303.7k people2002: 295.7k people2003: 284.0k people2004: 270.8k people2005: 257.8k people2006: 244.9k people2007: 232.3k people2008: 220.1k people2009: 208.3k people2010: 196.9k people2011: 186.7k people2012: 177.2k people2013: 168.0k people2014: 159.0k people2015: 150.2k people2016: 141.7k people2017: 133.5k people2018: 125.8k people2019: 118.3k people2020: 111.3k people2021: 104.7k people2022: 98.4k people2023: 92.3k people2024: 86.6k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 86,573 people for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Dominican Republic peaked at 311,492 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 86,573 people, in 2024.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 262,896 people 208,312 people 311,492 people 10
2010s 155,728 people 118,341 people 196,929 people 10
2020s 98,673 people 86,573 people 111,346 people 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 63 Botswana 111,298 people compare
  2. 64 East Timor 110,407 people compare
  3. 65 Malaysia 89,970 people compare
  4. 67 Tajikistan 41,064 people compare
  5. 68 El Salvador 36,926 people compare
  6. 69 Saudi Arabia 29,709 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Dominican Republic?
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas in Dominican Republic was 86,573 people 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 311,492 people in 2000.
What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 86,573 people in 2024.
How does Dominican Republic rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas?
Dominican Republic ranks 66th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,232 data points, 2000–2024
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Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.