Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominica
Dominica: Drinking water services in rural areas was 403.8 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
403.8 people
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
100th
of 178 countries
All-time high
443.28 people
in 2018
All-time low
403.8 people
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Drinking water services in rural areas 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
Dominica recorded 403.8 people for drinking water services in rural areas in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Dominica ranks 100th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 443.28 people | — |
| 2019 | 436.83 people | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 430.33 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 423.45 people | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 416.6 people | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 410.14 people | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 403.8 people | -1.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 403.8 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 48% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 403.8 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,977 people, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 440.05 people | 436.83 people | 443.28 people | 2 |
| 2020s | 416.87 people | 403.8 people | 430.33 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 466.43 people compare
- 98 Samoa 423.37 people compare
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 404.31 people
- 101 Jordan 358.91 people compare
- 102 Cyprus 213.63 people compare
- 103 Antigua and Barbuda 159.15 people compare
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 rural areas in Dominica?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominica was 403.8 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 in rural areas recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 443.28 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 403.8 people in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Dominica ranks 100th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.