Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Dominican Republic is 3.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Dominican Republic peaked at 9.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
Dominican Republic ranks 100th of 232 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.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.1% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 6.1% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -5.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9%, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities in Dominican Republic?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Dominican Republic was 3.0% 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. 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 population not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.