Waste — Emissions Share in Dominica
Dominica: Waste — Emissions Share was 45.15 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Dominica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Dominica is 45.15 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Dominica peaked at 45.15 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.65 %, in 1990.
That places Dominica 43rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.65 % | — |
| 1991 | 41.18 % | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 41.55 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 41.75 % | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 41.93 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 42.31 % | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.24 % | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 42.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 42.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.8 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 41.94 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.98 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.42 % | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 42.84 % | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 43.11 % | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.62 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.93 % | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.48 % | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 44.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 44.64 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.49 % | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 43.31 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 43.74 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 44.03 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 44.31 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 44.65 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.43 % | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 44.78 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.02 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.06 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 45.04 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.15 % | +0.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 45.15 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 45.15 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8 % | 40.65 % | 42.31 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.08 % | 41.8 % | 44.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2 % | 43.31 % | 44.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.07 % | 45.02 % | 45.15 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More climate change data for Dominica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 472,800 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions share in Dominica?
- Waste — emissions share in Dominica was 45.15 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 45.15 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.65 % in 1990.
- How does Dominica rank for waste — emissions share?
- Dominica ranks 43rd out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.