Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Hazardous waste generated, per capita was 8.75 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica, 2002–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica is 8.75, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica peaked at 12.76 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.75, in 2021.
That places Dominica 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.39 | — |
| 2003 | 12.41 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.44 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.45 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.46 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.47 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.47 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.48 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.47 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.51 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.52 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.63 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 12.75 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.76 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.61 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 12.41 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.35 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 12.3 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.8 | -28.5% |
| 2021 | 8.75 | -0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 8.75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.76, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 8.75 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.77, 29% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -28.5% | 12.3 | 8.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.45 | 12.39 | 12.48 | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.53 | 12.3 | 12.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.77 | 8.75 | 8.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica?
- Hazardous waste generated, per capita in Dominica was 8.75 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.76 in 2015.
- What is the lowest hazardous waste generated, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.75 in 2021.
- How does Dominica rank for hazardous waste generated, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is hazardous waste generated, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Hazardous waste generated, per capita (Kg). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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