emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.05 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
56th
of 207 countries
All-time high
8.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
5.75 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic stood at 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.58 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Dominican Republic 56th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.03 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 5.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 5.97 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 5.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 5.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 5.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 5.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 5.82 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 6.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 6.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 6.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 6.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 6.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 7 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 6.98 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 7.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 7.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 7.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 7.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 8.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 7.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 7.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 7.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 6.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 7.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 5.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1991 | 5.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 6.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 6.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 6.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 6.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 8.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 8.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 8.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.06 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 7.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 7.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 7.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.74 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 6.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 7.44 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 7.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 7.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.92 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 53 Kuwait 8.57 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 54 Japan 8.4 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 55 South Korea 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 57 Luxembourg 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 58 Poland 7.77 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 59 Bhutan 7.62 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 99.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,024 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 642.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.42 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 8.05 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 tonnes per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 tonnes per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants 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.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing 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
emissions of air pollutants 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.