Level of water stress in Dominica

Freshwater withdrawals in Dominica were equal to 10.0% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1996 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Dominica, 2022 10.0% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 10.0%
Position in 2022 91st of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Dominica over time

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

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Dominica
2022 10.0%
2021 10.0%
2020 10.0%
2019 10.0%
2018 10.0%
2017 10.0%
2016 10.0%
2015 10.0%
2014 10.0%
2013 10.0%
2012 10.0%
2011 10.0%
2010 10.0%
2009 9.7%
2008 9.4%
2007 9.2%
2006 8.9%
2005 8.6%
2004 8.3%
2003 8.3%
2002 8.3%
2001 8.3%
2000 8.3%
1999 8.3%
1998 8.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 10.0%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Dominica has the 91st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1996 to 2022 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: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT