Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of municipal waste recycled was 5.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Dominica, 2006–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of municipal waste recycled in Dominica is 5.0%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 214.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of municipal waste recycled in Dominica peaked at 5.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2009.
That places Dominica 54th out of 73 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.6% | — |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 7 |
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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)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.67 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 150 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.27 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.13 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of municipal waste recycled in Dominica?
- Proportion of municipal waste recycled in Dominica was 5.0% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of municipal waste recycled recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2009.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of municipal waste recycled?
- Dominica ranks 54th out of 73 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of municipal waste recycled rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.0%. 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 Proportion of municipal waste recycled (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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