Oil yields by crop type in Dominica
Dominica: Oil yields by crop type was 0.0863 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oil yields by crop type in Dominica, 1985–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil yields by crop type in Dominica is 0.0863 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Dominica peaked at 0.4577 tonnes per hectare in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0746 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
That places Dominica 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.4577 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 0.3783 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1987 | 0.386 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.369 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2931 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3148 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3134 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3171 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2974 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3275 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3514 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3529 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3313 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3018 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3291 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3159 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2538 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1758 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1676 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1478 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1437 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1718 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1924 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1727 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2276 tonnes per hectare | +31.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1781 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1788 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1183 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1909 tonnes per hectare | +61.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1911 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.158 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2094 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 2019 | 0.088 tonnes per hectare | -58.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0873 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0879 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0746 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0863 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0863 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2242 tonnes per hectare, 38% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0863 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2121 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | 0.369 tonnes per hectare | 0.4577 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.3259 tonnes per hectare | 0.2931 tonnes per hectare | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1437 tonnes per hectare | 0.3291 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1713 tonnes per hectare | 0.088 tonnes per hectare | 0.2276 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.084 tonnes per hectare | 0.0746 tonnes per hectare | 0.0879 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Dominica?
- Oil yields by crop type in Dominica was 0.0863 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4577 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0746 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Dominica ranks 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.