Dominican Republic vs Greece: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Dominican Republic
1.30 million tonnes
in 2024
Greece
1.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
35th
Greece rank
34th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Dominican Republic
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1.37 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Dominican Republic, a difference of 70,360 tonnes.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 54 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Greece ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 35th and Greece ranks 34th of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | -2,679 tonnes | -7,328 tonnes | 4,649 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1890s | 864.43 tonnes | -18,320 tonnes | 19,184 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1900s | 1,113 tonnes | 31,877 tonnes | 30,764 tonnes | Greece |
| 1910s | 4,174 tonnes | -110,836 tonnes | 115,010 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1920s | -3,678 tonnes | 259,715 tonnes | 263,393 tonnes | Greece |
| 1930s | -2,193 tonnes | -245,199 tonnes | 243,006 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1940s | 2,621 tonnes | 138,872 tonnes | 136,251 tonnes | Greece |
| 1950s | 108,649 tonnes | 648,080 tonnes | 539,430 tonnes | Greece |
| 1960s | 153,808 tonnes | 1.73 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1970s | 413,294 tonnes | 2.54 million tonnes | 2.13 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1980s | 346,448 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | Greece |
| 1990s | 752,629 tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 191,160 tonnes | 638,511 tonnes | 447,350 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 878,464 tonnes | -3.86 million tonnes | 4.74 million tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 931,942 tonnes | -2.48 million tonnes | 3.41 million tonnes | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Dominican Republic or Greece?
- Greece, at 1.37 million tonnes against 1.30 million tonnes in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Dominican Republic and Greece?
- 70,360 tonnes, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Greece?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Greece rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Dominican Republic ranks 35th and Greece ranks 34th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.