Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities was 33.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic, 2008–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic stood at 33.3%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic peaked at 41.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2021.
That places Dominican Republic 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41.3% | — |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 38.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 34.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 33.3% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 33.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.3%, 39% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 33.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.9%, 40% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 35.1% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 33.3% | 34.2% | 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 share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic?
- Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities in Dominican Republic was 33.3% 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 rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Share of rural population with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.