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.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | -3.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 3.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 2.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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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.