Basic sanitation access in Dominica

80.4% of people in Dominica used at least basic sanitation services in 2017.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Dominica is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Dominica, 2017 80.4% % of population
Change from 2016 0percentage points 2016: 80.4%
World, 2017 74.9% Official aggregate

Basic sanitation access in Dominica over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period DominicaWorld
2024 – 82.2%
2023 – 81.5%
2022 – 80.4%
2021 – 79.4%
2020 – 78.3%
2019 – 77.2%
2018 – 76.0%
2017 80.4% 74.9%
2016 80.4% 73.8%
2015 80.4% 72.6%
2014 80.4% 71.4%
2013 80.4% 70.2%
2012 79.1% 68.9%
2011 77.9% 67.8%
2010 76.6% 66.7%
2009 75.3% 65.5%
2008 74.1% 64.3%
2007 72.8% 63.1%
2006 71.6% 61.9%
2005 70.3% 60.7%
2004 69.1% 59.6%
2003 67.8% 58.4%
2002 66.6% 57.3%
2001 65.3% 55.6%
2000 64.0% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 72.8%, the figure has changed by +7.5 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 74.9%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2017 for Dominica
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene