People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Haiti
Haiti: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 54.7% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Haiti peaked at 54.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2000.
Haiti ranks 156th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (%) in Haiti, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.6% | — |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | +1.5% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 54.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 54.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.3%, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.9% | 37.6% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 44.8% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 51.4% | 54.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,902 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0519 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Haiti?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Haiti was 54.7% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Haiti ranks 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.