People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.1646 people per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Dominica, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Dominica is 0.1646 people per person, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.3343 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1646 people per person, in 2014.
That places Dominica 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3343 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3212 people per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3082 people per person | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2951 people per person | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2821 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.269 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.256 people per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2429 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2299 people per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2168 people per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2037 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1907 people per person | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1776 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1646 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1646 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1646 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1646 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1646 people per person | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.1646 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 6.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.1646 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0194 people per person, 8.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2755 people per person | 0.2168 people per person | 0.3343 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1744 people per person | 0.1646 people per person | 0.2037 people per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Dominica?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Dominica was 0.1646 people per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3343 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1646 people per person in 2014.
- How does Dominica rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 53rd out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.