Human caused air pollution exposure in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Human caused air pollution exposure was 8.71 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Human caused air pollution exposure in Dominican Republic, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human caused air pollution exposure in Dominican Republic is 8.71, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Dominican Republic peaked at 8.71 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.05, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 144th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.12 | — |
| 1999 | 6.41 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 6.31 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 7.16 | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 6.52 | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 7.62 | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 6.05 | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 8.61 | +42.3% |
| 2006 | 7.76 | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 7.82 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 6.54 | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 6.88 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.42 | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 6.69 | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 6.91 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.55 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 7.51 | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 7.17 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.65 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 7.85 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.68 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.39 | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 7.43 | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 7.77 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 7.38 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 7.93 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 8.71 | +9.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 8.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 56% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 8.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.09, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.27 | 6.12 | 6.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.13 | 6.05 | 8.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 | 6.55 | 8.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.84 | 7.38 | 8.71 | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1039 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.84 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Dominican Republic?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Dominican Republic was 8.71 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.05 in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 144th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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