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. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica, 2000–2017
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 179th of 249 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.
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.0% | — |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 74.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 79.1% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 80.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 86% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 80.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 176 Cayman Islands 83.2% compare
- 177 Cabo Verde 83.1% compare
- 178 Rwanda 81.3% compare
- 180 Marshall Islands 79.0% compare
- 181 Peru 78.8% compare
- 182 South Africa 77.4% compare
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 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 179th out of 249 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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