Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 80.4% in 2017. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica, 2000β2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica is 80.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica peaked at 80.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 167th of 230 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 64.0% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 76.6% | 80.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 164 Cayman Islands 83.2% compare
- 165 Cabo Verde 83.1% compare
- 166 Rwanda 81.3% compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 79.0% compare
- 169 Peru 78.8% compare
- 170 Micronesia 75.5% compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Temperature change 1.2 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 Β°C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 6.67 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 150 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per capita 2.27 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 141 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica was 80.4% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Dominica ranks 167th out of 230 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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