Drinking water services in Dominica
Dominica: Drinking water services was 1,421 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drinking water services in Dominica, 2018–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Dominica is 1,421 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Dominica ranks 104th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Drinking water services in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,464 people | — |
| 2019 | 1,457 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,451 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,443 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,434 people | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,427 people | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,421 people | -0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1,421 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 27% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1,421 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 655.48 people, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,461 people | 1,457 people | 1,464 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,435 people | 1,421 people | 1,451 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Dominica?
- Drinking water services in Dominica was 1,421 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,464 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,421 people in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for drinking water services?
- Dominica ranks 104th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.