Global change over the last 50 years in Dominica
Dominica: Global change over the last 50 years was 989 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global change over the last 50 years in Dominica, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 989 for global change over the last 50 years in 2024.
The figure is up 89.8% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global change over the last 50 years in Dominica peaked at 1,545 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 289.47, in 2021.
That places Dominica 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Global change over the last 50 years in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 500 | — |
| 1966 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 600 | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 600 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 500 | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 600 | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 700 | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 800 | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 900 | +12.5% |
| 1975 | 1,001 | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 1,024 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1,047 | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 1,070 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 642 | -40.0% |
| 1980 | 1,445 | +125.1% |
| 1981 | 1,514 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1,545 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 800 | -48.2% |
| 1984 | 700 | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 640 | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 644 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 500 | -22.4% |
| 1988 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 500 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 458 | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 552 | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 717 | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 797 | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 885 | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 954 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 1,034 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 1,084 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 1,217 | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 1,205 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,207 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1,212 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,211 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 963 | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 718 | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 598 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 718 | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 701 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 723 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 796 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 711 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 668 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 631 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 533 | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 1,035 | +94.2% |
| 2015 | 996 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 815 | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 784 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 762 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 860.4 | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 527.1 | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 289.47 | -45.1% |
| 2022 | 292.5 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 521 | +78.1% |
| 2024 | 989 | +89.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 989 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 989 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,187, 4% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global change over the last 50 years 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +125.1% | 642 | 1,445 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 540 | 500 | 600 | 5 |
| 1970s | 828.4 | 500 | 1,070 | 10 |
| 1980s | 878.8 | 500 | 1,545 | 10 |
| 1990s | 890.3 | 458 | 1,217 | 10 |
| 2000s | 884.7 | 598 | 1,212 | 10 |
| 2010s | 779.54 | 533 | 1,035 | 10 |
| 2020s | 523.81 | 289.47 | 989 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global change over the last 50 years in Dominica?
- Global change over the last 50 years in Dominica was 989 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,545 in 1982.
- What is the lowest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 289.47 in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for global change over the last 50 years?
- Dominica ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global change over the last 50 years rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global change over the last 50 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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