Dietary composition by country in Dominica
Dominica: Dietary composition by country was 69.19 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Dietary composition by country in Dominica, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 69.19 for dietary composition by country in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 154.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Dominica peaked at 69.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1976.
That places Dominica 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dietary composition by country in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.04 | — |
| 1962 | 3.05 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.06 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.07 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 3.07 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 3.07 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 3.11 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.1 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 3.09 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 3.09 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2.07 | -33.0% |
| 1972 | 1.03 | -50.4% |
| 1973 | 1.02 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 3.04 | +197.9% |
| 1975 | 2.01 | -33.8% |
| 1976 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 1.01 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1979 | 1.03 | — |
| 1980 | 3.08 | +199.5% |
| 1981 | 3.08 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 3.09 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 9.33 | +201.3% |
| 1984 | 12.32 | +32.1% |
| 1985 | 14.44 | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 9.2 | -36.3% |
| 1987 | 14.19 | +54.2% |
| 1988 | 15.29 | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 13.15 | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 11.21 | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 20.48 | +82.7% |
| 1992 | 17.41 | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 21.47 | +23.3% |
| 1994 | 22.48 | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 8.17 | -63.6% |
| 1996 | 10.23 | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 9.22 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 5.06 | -45.1% |
| 1999 | 5.08 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.26 | +141.2% |
| 2001 | 8.2 | -33.1% |
| 2002 | 6.14 | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 15.32 | +149.4% |
| 2004 | 19.37 | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 17.56 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 13.41 | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 17.53 | +30.7% |
| 2008 | 19.59 | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 7.22 | -63.2% |
| 2010 | 5.46 | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 3.61 | -33.8% |
| 2012 | 27.24 | +654.1% |
| 2013 | 22.17 | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 22.44 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 34.26 | +52.6% |
| 2016 | 20.17 | -41.1% |
| 2017 | 41.94 | +107.9% |
| 2018 | 38.72 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 34.12 | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 42.06 | +23.3% |
| 2021 | 68.56 | +63.0% |
| 2022 | 69.19 | +0.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 69.19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.84, 3.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 69.19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.57, 3.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary composition by country in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +654.1% | 3.61 | 27.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.07 | 3.04 | 3.11 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 | 0 | 3.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.72 | 3.08 | 15.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.08 | 5.06 | 22.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.66 | 6.14 | 19.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.01 | 3.61 | 41.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.93 | 42.06 | 69.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 17.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary composition by country in Dominica?
- Dietary composition by country in Dominica was 69.19 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dietary composition by country recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 69.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1976.
- How does Dominica rank for dietary composition by country?
- Dominica ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Dietary composition by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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