Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica
Dominica: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population 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 %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica stood at 3.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica peaked at 5.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2024.
Dominica ranks 82nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0565 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0264 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica was 3.0% 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Dominica ranks 82nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 Share of population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion 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.