Sanitation facilities usage in Dominica
Dominica: Sanitation facilities usage was 3,816 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in Dominica, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2017, sanitation facilities usage in Dominica stood at 3,816 people. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Dominica peaked at 11,151 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,816 people, in 2017.
Dominica ranks 98th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,625 people | 6,105 people | 11,151 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,295 people | 3,816 people | 5,537 people | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sanitation facilities usage in Dominica?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Dominica was 3,816 people in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 11,151 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,816 people in 2017.
- How does Dominica rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Dominica ranks 98th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.