Waste — Emissions Share in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Waste — Emissions Share was 35.31 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Dominican Republic stood at 35.31 %. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Dominican Republic peaked at 35.31 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.55 %, in 1991.
Dominican Republic ranks 66th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.01 % | — |
| 1991 | 20.55 % | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 21.94 % | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 21.79 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 22.29 % | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 22.43 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.36 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.67 % | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 22.76 % | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.68 % | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 25.94 % | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 25.79 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 25.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 26.82 % | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 25.81 % | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 27.42 % | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 28.45 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 27.11 % | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 27.59 % | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 27.42 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.96 % | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 28.64 % | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 29.28 % | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29.95 % | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8 % | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 31.52 % | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 32.06 % | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 32.4 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 32.55 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.2 % | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 33.61 % | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 33.87 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 34.58 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 35.31 % | +2.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 35.31 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.91 %, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 35.31 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.48 %, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.25 % | 20.55 % | 24.68 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.82 % | 25.79 % | 28.45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.84 % | 27.96 % | 33.2 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.34 % | 33.61 % | 35.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 waste — emissions share in Dominican Republic?
- Waste — emissions share in Dominican Republic was 35.31 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 35.31 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.55 % in 1991.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for waste — emissions share?
- Dominican Republic ranks 66th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.