How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
137th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.555 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic is 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.555 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1967.
Dominican Republic ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0849 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0724 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0952 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0994 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1076 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0952 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1159 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1904 metric tons per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 1974 | 0.141 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1223 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.146 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0951 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1053 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1632 metric tons per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2206 metric tons per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2485 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2726 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.266 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2882 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3561 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3579 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4233 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2679 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1989 | 0.453 metric tons per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4093 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3613 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2828 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 0.294 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.555 metric tons per square kilometre | +88.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4156 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2832 metric tons per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3149 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2273 metric tons per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1897 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.272 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3284 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4309 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4148 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3358 metric tons per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 0.252 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2885 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3061 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3408 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3201 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3264 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3344 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3042 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3056 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3304 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2936 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3464 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3801 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3504 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.399 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.363 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4423 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 0.451 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 53% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1 metric tons per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0836 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0994 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1282 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0951 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1904 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3154 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2206 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.453 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3333 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1897 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.555 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3289 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.252 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4309 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3371 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2936 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.399 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4243 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.363 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.451 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 134 Namibia 0.4536 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 135 Angola 0.4517 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 136 Uzbekistan 0.4445 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 138 South Africa 0.4387 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 139 Togo 0.4377 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 140 Moldova 0.4326 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.4408 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.555 metric tons per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0662 metric tons per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.