Dominican Republic vs South Africa: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Dominican Republic
0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
137th
South Africa rank
138th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 137th and South Africa ranks 138th of 215 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0836 metric tons per square kilometre 1.45 metric tons per square kilometre 1.36 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.1282 metric tons per square kilometre 1.07 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9466 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.3154 metric tons per square kilometre 0.825 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5096 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.3333 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4752 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1418 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.3289 metric tons per square kilometre 0.6342 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3053 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.3371 metric tons per square kilometre 0.5262 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1892 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.4243 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4985 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0742 metric tons per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Dominican Republic or South Africa?
Dominican Republic, at 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Dominican Republic and South Africa?
0.0021 metric tons per square kilometre, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and South Africa?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and South Africa rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Dominican Republic ranks 137th and South Africa ranks 138th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.