People using improved drinking water sources in Dominica
Dominica: People using improved drinking water sources was 568.57 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources in Dominica, 2000–2024
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 people using improved drinking water sources in Dominica is 568.57 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Dominica peaked at 3,928 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 568.57 people, in 2024.
That places Dominica 155th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,928 people | — |
| 2001 | 3,835 people | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3,755 people | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,680 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 3,603 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 3,524 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3,446 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3,366 people | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 3,285 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,205 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3,125 people | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 3,054 people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2,978 people | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 2,925 people | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 2,873 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2,796 people | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2,687 people | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2,568 people | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 1,018 people | -60.4% |
| 2019 | 940.39 people | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 863.75 people | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 787.63 people | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 712.85 people | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 640.03 people | -10.2% |
| 2024 | 568.57 people | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,563 people | 3,205 people | 3,928 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,496 people | 940.39 people | 3,125 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 714.57 people | 568.57 people | 863.75 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 152 Samoa 795.51 people compare
- 153 Guam 789.72 people compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 653.12 people compare
- 156 Bhutan 549.02 people compare
- 157 United States Virgin Islands 453.66 people compare
- 158 Marshall Islands 451.22 people compare
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)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.67 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 150 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.27 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) — Use per capita 2.13 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Dominica?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Dominica was 568.57 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,928 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 568.57 people in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Dominica ranks 155th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.