Long run air pollution in Dominica
Dominica: Long run air pollution was 1,910 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,910
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
197th
of 220 countries
All-time high
2,350
in 2010
All-time low
0.4921
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Dominica, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Dominica stood at 1,910.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Dominica peaked at 2,350 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4921, in 1750.
That places Dominica 197th out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0.4921 | — |
| 1751 | 0.5 | +1.6% |
| 1752 | 0.5079 | +1.6% |
| 1753 | 0.5159 | +1.6% |
| 1754 | 0.5238 | +1.5% |
| 1755 | 0.5316 | +1.5% |
| 1756 | 0.5395 | +1.5% |
| 1757 | 0.5474 | +1.5% |
| 1758 | 0.5553 | +1.4% |
| 1759 | 0.5631 | +1.4% |
| 1760 | 0.571 | +1.4% |
| 1761 | 0.5801 | +1.6% |
| 1762 | 0.5893 | +1.6% |
| 1763 | 0.5984 | +1.6% |
| 1764 | 0.6076 | +1.5% |
| 1765 | 0.6167 | +1.5% |
| 1766 | 0.6258 | +1.5% |
| 1767 | 0.6349 | +1.5% |
| 1768 | 0.644 | +1.4% |
| 1769 | 0.6531 | +1.4% |
| 1770 | 0.6621 | +1.4% |
| 1771 | 0.6727 | +1.6% |
| 1772 | 0.6833 | +1.6% |
| 1773 | 0.6939 | +1.5% |
| 1774 | 0.7044 | +1.5% |
| 1775 | 0.7149 | +1.5% |
| 1776 | 0.7255 | +1.5% |
| 1777 | 0.736 | +1.4% |
| 1778 | 0.7465 | +1.4% |
| 1779 | 0.7569 | +1.4% |
| 1780 | 0.7674 | +1.4% |
| 1781 | 0.7796 | +1.6% |
| 1782 | 0.7918 | +1.6% |
| 1783 | 0.804 | +1.5% |
| 1784 | 0.8162 | +1.5% |
| 1785 | 0.8283 | +1.5% |
| 1786 | 0.8404 | +1.5% |
| 1787 | 0.8525 | +1.4% |
| 1788 | 0.8646 | +1.4% |
| 1789 | 0.8767 | +1.4% |
| 1790 | 0.8888 | +1.4% |
| 1791 | 0.9028 | +1.6% |
| 1792 | 0.9169 | +1.6% |
| 1793 | 0.9309 | +1.5% |
| 1794 | 0.945 | +1.5% |
| 1795 | 0.9589 | +1.5% |
| 1796 | 0.9729 | +1.5% |
| 1797 | 0.9869 | +1.4% |
| 1798 | 1 | +1.4% |
| 1799 | 1.01 | +1.4% |
| 1800 | 1.03 | +1.4% |
| 1801 | 1.05 | +1.7% |
| 1802 | 1.06 | +1.7% |
| 1803 | 1.08 | +1.6% |
| 1804 | 1.1 | +1.6% |
| 1805 | 1.12 | +1.6% |
| 1806 | 1.13 | +1.6% |
| 1807 | 1.15 | +1.5% |
| 1808 | 1.17 | +1.5% |
| 1809 | 1.19 | +1.5% |
| 1810 | 1.2 | +1.5% |
| 1811 | 1.22 | +1.7% |
| 1812 | 1.24 | +1.7% |
| 1813 | 1.26 | +1.6% |
| 1814 | 1.29 | +1.6% |
| 1815 | 1.31 | +1.6% |
| 1816 | 1.33 | +1.6% |
| 1817 | 1.35 | +1.5% |
| 1818 | 1.37 | +1.5% |
| 1819 | 1.39 | +1.5% |
| 1820 | 1.41 | +1.5% |
| 1821 | 1.43 | +1.7% |
| 1822 | 1.46 | +1.7% |
| 1823 | 1.48 | +1.6% |
| 1824 | 1.5 | +1.6% |
| 1825 | 1.53 | +1.6% |
| 1826 | 1.55 | +1.6% |
| 1827 | 1.57 | +1.5% |
| 1828 | 1.6 | +1.5% |
| 1829 | 1.62 | +1.5% |
| 1830 | 1.64 | +1.5% |
| 1831 | 1.67 | +1.7% |
| 1832 | 1.7 | +1.6% |
| 1833 | 1.73 | +1.6% |
| 1834 | 1.75 | +1.6% |
| 1835 | 1.78 | +1.6% |
| 1836 | 1.81 | +1.5% |
| 1837 | 1.84 | +1.5% |
| 1838 | 1.86 | +1.5% |
| 1839 | 1.89 | +1.5% |
| 1840 | 1.92 | +1.5% |
| 1841 | 1.95 | +1.4% |
| 1842 | 1.97 | +1.4% |
| 1843 | 2 | +1.4% |
| 1844 | 2.03 | +1.4% |
| 1845 | 2.06 | +1.3% |
| 1846 | 2.08 | +1.3% |
| 1847 | 2.11 | +1.3% |
| 1848 | 2.14 | +1.3% |
| 1849 | 2.16 | +1.3% |
| 1850 | 2.19 | +1.2% |
| 1851 | 2.19 | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 2.2 | +0.5% |
| 1853 | 2.24 | +1.6% |
| 1854 | 2.28 | +1.6% |
| 1855 | 2.31 | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 2.39 | +3.2% |
| 1857 | 2.46 | +3.2% |
| 1858 | 2.54 | +3.2% |
| 1859 | 2.62 | +3.1% |
| 1860 | 2.7 | +3.1% |
| 1861 | 2.75 | +1.9% |
| 1862 | 2.8 | +1.8% |
| 1863 | 2.85 | +1.8% |
| 1864 | 2.91 | +1.8% |
| 1865 | 2.93 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 2.96 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 2.99 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 3.02 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 3.03 | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 3.05 | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 3.07 | +0.6% |
| 1872 | 3.08 | +0.4% |
| 1873 | 3.09 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 3.1 | +0.4% |
| 1875 | 3.11 | +0.3% |
| 1876 | 3.12 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 3.13 | +0.3% |
| 1878 | 3.14 | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 3.14 | +0.2% |
| 1880 | 3.15 | +0.2% |
| 1881 | 3.05 | -3.0% |
| 1882 | 3 | -1.9% |
| 1883 | 2.92 | -2.6% |
| 1884 | 2.82 | -3.3% |
| 1885 | 2.72 | -3.7% |
| 1886 | 2.61 | -3.8% |
| 1887 | 2.52 | -3.5% |
| 1888 | 2.43 | -3.8% |
| 1889 | 2.34 | -3.6% |
| 1890 | 2.28 | -2.3% |
| 1891 | 2.38 | +4.2% |
| 1892 | 2.48 | +4.3% |
| 1893 | 2.59 | +4.4% |
| 1894 | 2.7 | +4.1% |
| 1895 | 2.8 | +3.9% |
| 1896 | 2.91 | +3.8% |
| 1897 | 3.01 | +3.7% |
| 1898 | 3.12 | +3.6% |
| 1899 | 3.24 | +3.6% |
| 1900 | 3.29 | +1.7% |
| 1901 | 4 | +21.5% |
| 1902 | 4.73 | +18.3% |
| 1903 | 5.48 | +15.9% |
| 1904 | 6.26 | +14.2% |
| 1905 | 7.06 | +12.8% |
| 1906 | 7.89 | +11.7% |
| 1907 | 8.74 | +10.8% |
| 1908 | 9.62 | +10.0% |
| 1909 | 10.51 | +9.3% |
| 1910 | 11.42 | +8.7% |
| 1911 | 12.27 | +7.4% |
| 1912 | 13.11 | +6.9% |
| 1913 | 13.97 | +6.6% |
| 1914 | 14.74 | +5.5% |
| 1915 | 15.49 | +5.1% |
| 1916 | 16.26 | +4.9% |
| 1917 | 17 | +4.6% |
| 1918 | 17.75 | +4.4% |
| 1919 | 18.48 | +4.1% |
| 1920 | 19.22 | +4.0% |
| 1921 | 19.65 | +2.2% |
| 1922 | 20.33 | +3.5% |
| 1923 | 20.88 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 21.33 | +2.2% |
| 1925 | 21.87 | +2.5% |
| 1926 | 22.55 | +3.1% |
| 1927 | 23.11 | +2.5% |
| 1928 | 23.72 | +2.6% |
| 1929 | 24.3 | +2.4% |
| 1930 | 24.92 | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 27.13 | +8.9% |
| 1932 | 29.2 | +7.7% |
| 1933 | 31.32 | +7.3% |
| 1934 | 33.37 | +6.5% |
| 1935 | 35.42 | +6.2% |
| 1936 | 37.64 | +6.3% |
| 1937 | 40.07 | +6.5% |
| 1938 | 42.79 | +6.8% |
| 1939 | 45.78 | +7.0% |
| 1940 | 48.59 | +6.1% |
| 1941 | 49.48 | +1.8% |
| 1942 | 50.52 | +2.1% |
| 1943 | 50.6 | +0.2% |
| 1944 | 51.17 | +1.1% |
| 1945 | 51.62 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 52.91 | +2.5% |
| 1947 | 54.1 | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 55.06 | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 56.07 | +1.9% |
| 1950 | 56.63 | +1.0% |
| 1951 | 61.02 | +7.8% |
| 1952 | 65.13 | +6.7% |
| 1953 | 61.66 | -5.3% |
| 1954 | 61.2 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 60.28 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 58.96 | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 57.39 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 60.36 | +5.2% |
| 1959 | 63.47 | +5.1% |
| 1960 | 61.47 | -3.1% |
| 1961 | 59.64 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 59.39 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 65.44 | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 66.39 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 67.77 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 69.63 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 85.38 | +22.6% |
| 1968 | 88.47 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 86.32 | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 103.31 | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 110.91 | +7.4% |
| 1972 | 107.4 | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 106.77 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 107.38 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 125.06 | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 122.41 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 113.3 | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 123.14 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 140.56 | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 157.57 | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 172.22 | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 183.79 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 174.69 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 187.71 | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 202.74 | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 213.11 | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 220.41 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 249.11 | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 259.58 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 722.05 | +178.2% |
| 1991 | 771.28 | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 811.38 | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 694.83 | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 893.02 | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 1,191 | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 1,195 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,115 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 1,175 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 1,076 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 1,270 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 1,419 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 1,262 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1,573 | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 1,799 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 1,785 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,706 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 2,145 | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 1,942 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 2,080 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 2,350 | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 1,997 | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 2,054 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 2,027 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,057 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 2,112 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2,057 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2,001 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2,061 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 2,042 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,860 | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1,910 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,910 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1,910 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 2% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1,910 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155, 4% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +178.2% | 259.58 | 722.05 |
| 1995 | +33.3% | 893.02 | 1,191 |
| 1994 | +28.5% | 694.83 | 893.02 |
| 2007 | +25.8% | 1,706 | 2,145 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0.5277 | 0.4921 | 0.5631 | 10 |
| 1760s | 0.6121 | 0.571 | 0.6531 | 10 |
| 1770s | 0.7096 | 0.6621 | 0.7569 | 10 |
| 1780s | 0.8222 | 0.7674 | 0.8767 | 10 |
| 1790s | 0.9519 | 0.8888 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1800s | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.51 | 1.41 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.77 | 1.64 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.04 | 1.92 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.34 | 2.19 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.89 | 2.7 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.1 | 3.05 | 3.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.76 | 2.34 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.75 | 2.28 | 3.24 | 10 |
| 1900s | 6.76 | 3.29 | 10.51 | 10 |
| 1910s | 15.05 | 11.42 | 18.48 | 10 |
| 1920s | 21.7 | 19.22 | 24.3 | 10 |
| 1930s | 34.76 | 24.92 | 45.78 | 10 |
| 1940s | 52.01 | 48.59 | 56.07 | 10 |
| 1950s | 60.61 | 56.63 | 65.13 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.99 | 59.39 | 88.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 116.03 | 103.31 | 140.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 202.09 | 157.57 | 259.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 964.43 | 694.83 | 1,195 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,698 | 1,262 | 2,145 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,076 | 1,997 | 2,350 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,893 | 1,860 | 1,910 | 3 |
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- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,822 compare
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- 196 British Virgin Islands 2,095 compare
- 198 Solomon Islands 1,764 compare
- 199 Samoa 1,763 compare
- 200 Vanuatu 1,502 compare
More environment data for Dominica
- 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 0.0304 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.66 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Dominica?
- Long run air pollution in Dominica was 1,910 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,350 in 2010.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4921 in 1750.
- How does Dominica rank for long run air pollution?
- Dominica ranks 197th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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