Municipal waste collected in Dominica
Dominica: Municipal waste collected was 21,000 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Municipal waste collected in Dominica, 2000–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal waste collected in Dominica is 21,000, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal waste collected in Dominica peaked at 21,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13,500, in 2000.
That places Dominica 106th out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Municipal waste collected in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13,500 | — |
| 2001 | 13,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13,500 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13,500 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13,500 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13,500 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 15,700 | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 15,700 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,700 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18,700 | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 18,700 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18,700 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19,500 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 19,500 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,000 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20,500 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 21,000 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 21,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 million, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 21,000 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 736,455, 3% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,680 | 13,500 | 18,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,790 | 18,700 | 21,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,000 | 21,000 | 21,000 | 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 municipal waste collected in Dominica?
- Municipal waste collected in Dominica was 21,000 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest municipal waste collected recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 21,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal waste collected recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,500 in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for municipal waste collected?
- Dominica ranks 106th out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
- Is municipal waste collected rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Municipal waste collected (Tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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