Level of water stress in Dominican Republic

Freshwater withdrawals in Dominican Republic were equal to 39.6% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Dominican Republic, 2022 39.6% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 39.6%
Position in 2022 44th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Dominican Republic over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 2000 to 2022
Period Dominican Republic
2022 39.6%
2021 39.6%
2020 39.6%
2019 39.6%
2018 39.6%
2017 39.6%
2016 39.6%
2015 39.6%
2014 39.6%
2013 39.6%
2012 39.6%
2011 39.6%
2010 39.6%
2009 37.7%
2008 35.8%
2007 33.9%
2006 32.1%
2005 30.2%
2004 29.6%
2003 28.9%
2002 28.3%
2001 27.6%
2000 27.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 39.6%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Dominican Republic has the 44th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Dominican Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT