How have things changed?, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0021 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0021 metric tons per person
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
169th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0035 metric tons per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.0008 metric tons per person
in 1967
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 0.0021 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0035 metric tons per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 metric tons per person, in 1967.
That places Dominican Republic 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -17.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +39.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +59.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -28.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | -36.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +51.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +31.9% |
| 1981 | 0.002 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | +20.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.003 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -38.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 metric tons per person | +65.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -23.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | +85.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 metric tons per person | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -33.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 metric tons per person | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -25.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +12.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0021 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0021 metric tons per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 19% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0031 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0024 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0018 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0021 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 metric tons per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 metric tons per person in 1967.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
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- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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