People not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica
Dominica: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1,989 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica is 1,989 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica peaked at 3,928 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,989 people, in 2024.
That places Dominica 145th 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 not 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 | 2,482 people | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 2,398 people | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 2,314 people | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 2,230 people | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,147 people | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 2,067 people | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1,989 people | -3.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1,989 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1,989 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,163 people, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,563 people | 3,205 people | 3,928 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,789 people | 2,398 people | 3,125 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,150 people | 1,989 people | 2,314 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica was 1,989 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,928 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,989 people in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Dominica ranks 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.