Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Dominica
Dominica: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 10 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Dominica, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Dominica is 10, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Dominica peaked at 10 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.3, in 2000.
That places Dominica 93rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3 | — |
| 2001 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.58 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.87 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.15 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.43 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.72 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 10 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.72 | 8.3 | 9.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
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More environment data for Dominica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Dominica?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Dominica was 10 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2010.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3 in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Dominica ranks 93rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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