Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Dominica
Dominica: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 10.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Dominica, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Dominica stood at 10.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Dominica peaked at 10.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
That places Dominica 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | 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 | 8.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.4695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate -0.4695 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Dominica?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Dominica was 10.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Dominica ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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