Long run air pollution in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Long run air pollution was 218,352 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
218,352
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
63rd
of 220 countries
All-time high
226,881
in 2019
All-time low
18.52
in 1750
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Dominican Republic, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, long run air pollution in Dominican Republic stood at 218,352.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long run air pollution in Dominican Republic peaked at 226,881 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.52, in 1750.
That places Dominican Republic 63rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long run air pollution in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 18.52 | — |
| 1751 | 18.56 | +0.2% |
| 1752 | 18.6 | +0.2% |
| 1753 | 18.63 | +0.2% |
| 1754 | 18.67 | +0.2% |
| 1755 | 18.7 | +0.2% |
| 1756 | 18.74 | +0.2% |
| 1757 | 18.78 | +0.2% |
| 1758 | 18.81 | +0.2% |
| 1759 | 18.85 | +0.2% |
| 1760 | 18.89 | +0.2% |
| 1761 | 18.92 | +0.2% |
| 1762 | 18.96 | +0.2% |
| 1763 | 19 | +0.2% |
| 1764 | 19.03 | +0.2% |
| 1765 | 19.07 | +0.2% |
| 1766 | 19.11 | +0.2% |
| 1767 | 19.14 | +0.2% |
| 1768 | 19.18 | +0.2% |
| 1769 | 19.22 | +0.2% |
| 1770 | 19.25 | +0.2% |
| 1771 | 19.29 | +0.2% |
| 1772 | 19.33 | +0.2% |
| 1773 | 19.36 | +0.2% |
| 1774 | 19.4 | +0.2% |
| 1775 | 19.44 | +0.2% |
| 1776 | 19.48 | +0.2% |
| 1777 | 19.51 | +0.2% |
| 1778 | 19.55 | +0.2% |
| 1779 | 19.59 | +0.2% |
| 1780 | 19.62 | +0.2% |
| 1781 | 19.66 | +0.2% |
| 1782 | 19.7 | +0.2% |
| 1783 | 19.74 | +0.2% |
| 1784 | 19.78 | +0.2% |
| 1785 | 19.81 | +0.2% |
| 1786 | 19.85 | +0.2% |
| 1787 | 19.89 | +0.2% |
| 1788 | 19.93 | +0.2% |
| 1789 | 19.96 | +0.2% |
| 1790 | 20 | +0.2% |
| 1791 | 20.04 | +0.2% |
| 1792 | 20.08 | +0.2% |
| 1793 | 20.12 | +0.2% |
| 1794 | 20.16 | +0.2% |
| 1795 | 20.19 | +0.2% |
| 1796 | 20.23 | +0.2% |
| 1797 | 20.27 | +0.2% |
| 1798 | 20.31 | +0.2% |
| 1799 | 20.35 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 20.38 | +0.2% |
| 1801 | 20.45 | +0.3% |
| 1802 | 20.52 | +0.3% |
| 1803 | 20.59 | +0.3% |
| 1804 | 20.66 | +0.3% |
| 1805 | 20.73 | +0.3% |
| 1806 | 20.79 | +0.3% |
| 1807 | 20.86 | +0.3% |
| 1808 | 20.93 | +0.3% |
| 1809 | 21 | +0.3% |
| 1810 | 21.07 | +0.3% |
| 1811 | 21.62 | +2.6% |
| 1812 | 22.18 | +2.6% |
| 1813 | 22.74 | +2.5% |
| 1814 | 23.3 | +2.5% |
| 1815 | 23.85 | +2.4% |
| 1816 | 24.42 | +2.3% |
| 1817 | 24.98 | +2.3% |
| 1818 | 25.54 | +2.3% |
| 1819 | 26.11 | +2.2% |
| 1820 | 26.67 | +2.2% |
| 1821 | 27.37 | +2.6% |
| 1822 | 28.08 | +2.6% |
| 1823 | 28.78 | +2.5% |
| 1824 | 29.48 | +2.5% |
| 1825 | 30.19 | +2.4% |
| 1826 | 30.9 | +2.3% |
| 1827 | 31.61 | +2.3% |
| 1828 | 32.32 | +2.3% |
| 1829 | 33.04 | +2.2% |
| 1830 | 33.75 | +2.2% |
| 1831 | 34.64 | +2.6% |
| 1832 | 35.53 | +2.6% |
| 1833 | 36.42 | +2.5% |
| 1834 | 37.31 | +2.4% |
| 1835 | 38.2 | +2.4% |
| 1836 | 39.1 | +2.3% |
| 1837 | 39.99 | +2.3% |
| 1838 | 40.9 | +2.3% |
| 1839 | 41.8 | +2.2% |
| 1840 | 42.7 | +2.2% |
| 1841 | 43.82 | +2.6% |
| 1842 | 44.94 | +2.6% |
| 1843 | 46.07 | +2.5% |
| 1844 | 47.19 | +2.4% |
| 1845 | 48.32 | +2.4% |
| 1846 | 49.45 | +2.3% |
| 1847 | 50.59 | +2.3% |
| 1848 | 51.72 | +2.2% |
| 1849 | 52.86 | +2.2% |
| 1850 | 52.99 | +0.2% |
| 1851 | 55.11 | +4.0% |
| 1852 | 57.23 | +3.9% |
| 1853 | 59.36 | +3.7% |
| 1854 | 61.51 | +3.6% |
| 1855 | 63.67 | +3.5% |
| 1856 | 66.21 | +4.0% |
| 1857 | 68.76 | +3.9% |
| 1858 | 71.33 | +3.7% |
| 1859 | 73.91 | +3.6% |
| 1860 | 76.5 | +3.5% |
| 1861 | 79.86 | +4.4% |
| 1862 | 83.25 | +4.2% |
| 1863 | 86.65 | +4.1% |
| 1864 | 90.08 | +4.0% |
| 1865 | 93.53 | +3.8% |
| 1866 | 97.67 | +4.4% |
| 1867 | 101.84 | +4.3% |
| 1868 | 106.03 | +4.1% |
| 1869 | 110.25 | +4.0% |
| 1870 | 114.48 | +3.8% |
| 1871 | 119.82 | +4.7% |
| 1872 | 125.17 | +4.5% |
| 1873 | 130.56 | +4.3% |
| 1874 | 135.97 | +4.1% |
| 1875 | 141.41 | +4.0% |
| 1876 | 147.99 | +4.7% |
| 1877 | 154.6 | +4.5% |
| 1878 | 161.25 | +4.3% |
| 1879 | 167.91 | +4.1% |
| 1880 | 174.61 | +4.0% |
| 1881 | 183.44 | +5.1% |
| 1882 | 192.32 | +4.8% |
| 1883 | 201.22 | +4.6% |
| 1884 | 210.17 | +4.4% |
| 1885 | 219.15 | +4.3% |
| 1886 | 230.18 | +5.0% |
| 1887 | 241.24 | +4.8% |
| 1888 | 252.42 | +4.6% |
| 1889 | 263.64 | +4.4% |
| 1890 | 274.91 | +4.3% |
| 1891 | 289.65 | +5.4% |
| 1892 | 304.44 | +5.1% |
| 1893 | 319.28 | +4.9% |
| 1894 | 334.17 | +4.7% |
| 1895 | 349.12 | +4.5% |
| 1896 | 367.85 | +5.4% |
| 1897 | 386.64 | +5.1% |
| 1898 | 405.48 | +4.9% |
| 1899 | 424.38 | +4.7% |
| 1900 | 443.33 | +4.5% |
| 1901 | 531.39 | +19.9% |
| 1902 | 628.91 | +18.4% |
| 1903 | 735.83 | +17.0% |
| 1904 | 852.14 | +15.8% |
| 1905 | 977.95 | +14.8% |
| 1906 | 1,110 | +13.5% |
| 1907 | 1,252 | +12.7% |
| 1908 | 1,402 | +12.0% |
| 1909 | 1,561 | +11.4% |
| 1910 | 1,730 | +10.8% |
| 1911 | 1,834 | +6.0% |
| 1912 | 1,938 | +5.7% |
| 1913 | 2,042 | +5.4% |
| 1914 | 2,147 | +5.1% |
| 1915 | 2,252 | +4.9% |
| 1916 | 2,428 | +7.8% |
| 1917 | 2,610 | +7.5% |
| 1918 | 2,799 | +7.2% |
| 1919 | 2,994 | +7.0% |
| 1920 | 3,196 | +6.8% |
| 1921 | 3,501 | +9.5% |
| 1922 | 3,820 | +9.1% |
| 1923 | 4,152 | +8.7% |
| 1924 | 4,497 | +8.3% |
| 1925 | 4,865 | +8.2% |
| 1926 | 5,180 | +6.5% |
| 1927 | 5,503 | +6.2% |
| 1928 | 5,834 | +6.0% |
| 1929 | 6,174 | +5.8% |
| 1930 | 6,521 | +5.6% |
| 1931 | 6,733 | +3.3% |
| 1932 | 6,944 | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 7,158 | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 7,373 | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 7,589 | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 7,909 | +4.2% |
| 1937 | 8,334 | +5.4% |
| 1938 | 8,761 | +5.1% |
| 1939 | 9,191 | +4.9% |
| 1940 | 9,624 | +4.7% |
| 1941 | 10,071 | +4.6% |
| 1942 | 10,518 | +4.4% |
| 1943 | 10,970 | +4.3% |
| 1944 | 11,424 | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 11,880 | +4.0% |
| 1946 | 12,558 | +5.7% |
| 1947 | 13,232 | +5.4% |
| 1948 | 13,899 | +5.0% |
| 1949 | 14,564 | +4.8% |
| 1950 | 19,099 | +31.1% |
| 1951 | 19,770 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 22,951 | +16.1% |
| 1953 | 23,874 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 24,300 | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 27,539 | +13.3% |
| 1956 | 28,490 | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 29,133 | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 29,770 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 30,920 | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 30,545 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 30,858 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 33,377 | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 34,008 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 39,011 | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 38,096 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 41,271 | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 42,077 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 50,499 | +20.0% |
| 1969 | 54,045 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 58,516 | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 58,980 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 70,034 | +18.7% |
| 1973 | 70,472 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71,948 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 71,531 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 76,370 | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 78,508 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 82,386 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 86,189 | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 85,117 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 84,647 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 95,199 | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 97,438 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 104,397 | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 69,573 | -33.4% |
| 1986 | 79,440 | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 85,670 | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 82,945 | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 84,683 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 70,522 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 72,464 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 82,438 | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 85,223 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 100,431 | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 105,700 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 113,685 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 127,939 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 154,564 | +20.8% |
| 1999 | 183,802 | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 190,224 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 196,884 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 212,981 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 180,244 | -15.4% |
| 2004 | 175,766 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 188,254 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 188,366 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 186,338 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 183,943 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 176,059 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 178,344 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 179,821 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 180,688 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 172,977 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 176,446 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 194,786 | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 202,929 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 192,484 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 208,059 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 226,881 | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 198,264 | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 214,719 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 218,352 | +1.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 218,352 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 104,784, 2.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 218,352 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,155, 4.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -33.4% | 104,397 | 69,573 |
| 1950 | +31.1% | 14,564 | 19,099 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 18.69 | 18.52 | 18.85 | 10 |
| 1760s | 19.05 | 18.89 | 19.22 | 10 |
| 1770s | 19.42 | 19.25 | 19.59 | 10 |
| 1780s | 19.79 | 19.62 | 19.96 | 10 |
| 1790s | 20.17 | 20 | 20.35 | 10 |
| 1800s | 20.69 | 20.38 | 21 | 10 |
| 1810s | 23.58 | 21.07 | 26.11 | 10 |
| 1820s | 29.84 | 26.67 | 33.04 | 10 |
| 1830s | 37.76 | 33.75 | 41.8 | 10 |
| 1840s | 47.77 | 42.7 | 52.86 | 10 |
| 1850s | 63.01 | 52.99 | 73.91 | 10 |
| 1860s | 92.57 | 76.5 | 110.25 | 10 |
| 1870s | 139.92 | 114.48 | 167.91 | 10 |
| 1880s | 216.84 | 174.61 | 263.64 | 10 |
| 1890s | 345.59 | 274.91 | 424.38 | 10 |
| 1900s | 949.53 | 443.33 | 1,561 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,277 | 1,730 | 2,994 | 10 |
| 1920s | 4,672 | 3,196 | 6,174 | 10 |
| 1930s | 7,651 | 6,521 | 9,191 | 10 |
| 1940s | 11,874 | 9,624 | 14,564 | 10 |
| 1950s | 25,584 | 19,099 | 30,920 | 10 |
| 1960s | 39,379 | 30,545 | 54,045 | 10 |
| 1970s | 72,493 | 58,516 | 86,189 | 10 |
| 1980s | 86,911 | 69,573 | 104,397 | 10 |
| 1990s | 109,677 | 70,522 | 183,802 | 10 |
| 2000s | 187,906 | 175,766 | 212,981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,342 | 172,977 | 226,881 | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,445 | 198,264 | 218,352 | 3 |
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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 long run air pollution in Dominican Republic?
- Long run air pollution in Dominican Republic was 218,352 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 226,881 in 2019.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.52 in 1750.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for long run air pollution?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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