Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0076 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic is 0.0076 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0363 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 people per person, in 2024.
That places Dominican Republic 70th out of 171 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.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0363 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0348 people per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0334 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0297 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0279 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0246 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.023 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0215 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0201 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0176 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0154 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 people per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 people per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0109 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0094 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 people per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 people per person | -7.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0076 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 6.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0076 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 people per person, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0289 people per person | 0.0215 people per person | 0.0363 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 people per person | 0.0109 people per person | 0.0201 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0088 people per person | 0.0076 people per person | 0.0101 people per person | 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0076 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0363 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 people per person in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 70th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.