Agricultural water withdrawals in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agricultural water withdrawals was 7.56 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural water withdrawals in Dominican Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 7.56 billion cubic meters for agricultural water withdrawals in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals in Dominican Republic peaked at 7.56 billion cubic meters in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.20 billion cubic meters, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 43rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.20 billion cubic meters | — |
| 2001 | 4.26 billion cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 4.31 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 4.37 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 4.43 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.49 billion cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4.73 billion cubic meters | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 4.98 billion cubic meters | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 5.22 billion cubic meters | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 5.47 billion cubic meters | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.71 billion cubic meters | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.08 billion cubic meters | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 6.45 billion cubic meters | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 6.82 billion cubic meters | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.19 billion cubic meters | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.56 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.65 billion cubic meters | 4.20 billion cubic meters | 5.47 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.01 billion cubic meters | 5.71 billion cubic meters | 7.56 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.56 billion cubic meters | 7.56 billion cubic meters | 7.56 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals in Dominican Republic?
- Agricultural water withdrawals in Dominican Republic was 7.56 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 7.56 billion cubic meters in 2015.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.20 billion cubic meters in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agricultural water withdrawals?
- Dominican Republic ranks 43rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.