Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica
Dominica: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 80 % in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica, 2000–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica stood at 80 %. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica peaked at 80 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 64 %, in 2000.
That places Dominica 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 % | — |
| 2001 | 65 % | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 67 % | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 68 % | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 69 % | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 70 % | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 72 % | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 73 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 % | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 75 % | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 77 % | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 78 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 79 % | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80 % | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7 % | 64 % | 75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.25 % | 77 % | 80 % | 8 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 126 Rwanda 81 % compare
- 128 Marshall Islands 79 % compare
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- 130 South Africa 77 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Rural population, per capita 0.2601 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 87.61 million current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 17,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Dominica was 80 % in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 80 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 % in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Dominica ranks 127th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.