People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Dominica
Dominica: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre was 15.03 people per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Dominica, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 15.03 people per square kilometre for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Dominica peaked at 30.54 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.03 people per square kilometre, in 2017.
Dominica ranks 49th of 214 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.54 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 29.25 people per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 28.09 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 26.97 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 25.82 people per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 24.65 people per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 23.48 people per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 22.3 people per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 21.1 people per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 19.91 people per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 18.71 people per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 17.56 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 16.37 people per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 15.3 people per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 15.44 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.45 people per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.28 people per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.03 people per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 15.03 people per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.69 people per square kilometre, 8.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 15.03 people per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.05 people per square kilometre, 7.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.21 people per square kilometre | 19.91 people per square kilometre | 30.54 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.14 people per square kilometre | 15.03 people per square kilometre | 18.71 people per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 46 Rwanda 15.97 people per square kilometre compare
- 47 Niger 15.33 people per square kilometre compare
- 48 Micronesia (country) 15.13 people per square kilometre compare
- 50 Zimbabwe 14.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 51 East Timor 14.34 people per square kilometre compare
- 52 South Sudan 14.15 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Dominica?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre in Dominica was 15.03 people per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.54 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.03 people per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Dominica rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre?
- Dominica ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.