Drinking water services in rural areas in Dominica
Dominica: Drinking water services in rural areas was 403.8 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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 compare
- 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
- 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 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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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.