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.
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 |
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More environment data for Dominica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0565 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0264 Mt CO2e (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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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.