Per capita diet composition in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Per capita diet composition was 327.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita diet composition in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 327.4 for per capita diet composition in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita diet composition in Dominican Republic peaked at 337.67 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 131.44, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita diet composition in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 131.44 | — |
| 1962 | 131.71 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 139.79 | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 140.63 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 141.35 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 141.33 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 154 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 157.26 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 156.77 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 157.94 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 159.81 | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 166.8 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 176.47 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 199.32 | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 202.57 | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 201.94 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 210.9 | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 214.29 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 221.66 | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 225.59 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 225.32 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 227.1 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 236.17 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 243.13 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 269.79 | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 249.1 | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 228.39 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 233.94 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 220.4 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 201.01 | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 212.35 | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 205.92 | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 213.47 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 228.11 | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 224.34 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 205.66 | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 197.49 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 199.28 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 181.6 | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 211.43 | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 192.16 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 198.3 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 163.38 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 186.09 | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 205.14 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 212.51 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 215.94 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 215.05 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 209.26 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 309.12 | +47.7% |
| 2011 | 311.04 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 313.51 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 295.7 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 297.75 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 293.92 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 294.47 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 298.06 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 301.1 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 296.47 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 328.82 | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 337.67 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 319.34 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 327.4 | +2.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 327.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 435.62, 75% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 327.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 376.03, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita diet composition in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +47.7% | 209.26 | 309.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 143.81 | 131.44 | 157.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 191.17 | 157.94 | 221.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.89 | 220.4 | 269.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 206.92 | 181.6 | 228.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 200.93 | 163.38 | 215.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.11 | 293.92 | 313.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 328.31 | 319.34 | 337.67 | 4 |
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 per capita diet composition in Dominican Republic?
- Per capita diet composition in Dominican Republic was 327.4 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita diet composition recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 337.67 in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita diet composition recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 131.44 in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for per capita diet composition?
- Dominican Republic ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita diet composition rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita diet composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).