People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural was 93.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Dominican Republic, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Dominican Republic is 93.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q2 … drinking Q2 rural in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.2% | — |
| 2001 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 89.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 93.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.0%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 93.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.3% | 86.2% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 90.7% | 93.4% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Dominican Republic?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Dominican Republic was 93.4% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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