Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0557 people per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Dominica, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Dominica is 0.0557 people per person, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.1628 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0557 people per person, in 2013.
Dominica ranks 46th 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.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1628 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1545 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1463 people per person | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1381 people per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1298 people per person | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1216 people per person | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1134 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1051 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0969 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0886 people per person | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0804 people per person | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0722 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0639 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0557 people per person | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0557 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0557 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0557 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0557 people per person | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0557 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 20.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0557 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0057 people per person, 9.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1257 people per person | 0.0886 people per person | 0.1628 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0619 people per person | 0.0557 people per person | 0.0804 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 sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Dominica?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Dominica was 0.0557 people per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1628 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0557 people per person in 2013.
- How does Dominica rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 46th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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)
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
Sanitation facilities usage divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.