Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 27 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 27 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 32 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26 percent, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 164th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32 percent | — |
| 2002 | 30 percent | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 29 percent | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 29 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31 percent | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 29 percent | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 28 percent | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 27 percent | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26 percent | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 26 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27 percent | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 27 percent | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 27 percent is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42 percent, 64% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 27 percent is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39 percent, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.56 percent | 29 percent | 32 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.8 percent | 26 percent | 31 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 27 percent | 27 percent | 27 percent | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Dominican Republic
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 5.98 % 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 16.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Dominican Republic was 27 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 32 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 percent in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 164th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.