Dominican Republic
Location
- Geographical region: Latin America and the Caribbean, Americas
- SDG region: SDG Latin America and the Caribbean
- Small Island Developing States
Land
- Total area: --- km2
- Land area: 48,310 km2 (2020)
- Land use by sector: 50% agriculture, 44% forest and 6% other (2018 - 2020)
People
- Total population: 11,228,821 people (2022)
- Population density: 225 people per km2 (2020)
- Urbanisation: 80% lives in urban areas and 17% lives in rural areas (2020)
Economy
- Total GDP: 184,447,052,958 USD per year (2020)
- GDP per capita: 16,426 USD per year (2020)
- Value added by sector: 6% from agriculture, 57% from services and 33% from industry (2020 - 2022)
SDG 6 snapshot in Dominican Republic
Drinking water
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic, progress over time
6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services in Dominican Republic, by service level and location (2022)
Sanitation and hygiene
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic, progress over time
6.2.1a Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Dominican Republic, by service level and location (2022)
6.2.1b Proportion of population with a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home in Dominican Republic, by service level and location (2022)
Water quality and wastewater
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated > Domestic in Dominican Republic (2022), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.3.1 Proportion of wastewater flow (safely) treated in Dominican Republic, by source (2022)
6.3.2 Level 1 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality in Dominican Republic (2023), compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water use and scarcity
Water resources and withdrawal in Dominican Republic, total and per capita
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth: 1,410 (mm/year) (2020)
Renewable water resources: 2,183 m3 per capita (2017)
Water withdrawal: 705 m3 per capita (2010)
Environmental flow requirements: % of the renewable water resources ()
6.4.2 Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources in Dominican Republic, change over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Dominican Republic, by sector (2020)
Water-use efficiency for ‘Agriculture, forestry and fishing’ only takes into account the proportion of gross value added that comes from irrigated agriculture, since that activity is associated with water withdrawal (other activities are rain-fed).
6.4.1 Change in water-use efficiency over time in Dominican Republic, progress over time, compared to other countries (and areas) in the region
Water resources management
6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100) in Dominican Republic, progress over time, by dimension
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
6.5.2 Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation in Dominican Republic, progress over time, by component
Very low (0-10) – Low (11-30) – Medium-low (31-50) – Medium-high (51-70) – High (71-90) – Very high (91-100)
International cooperation and capacity-building
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Dominican Republic, over time
6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance received by Dominican Republic in 2022, by sub-sector
Water and sanitation-related official development assistance includes water sector policy and governance, water supply, sanitation, water sector policy, water resources conservation, river basins development, waste management/disposal, education and training, agricultural water resources and hydroelectric power.