Dominica vs United States: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Dominica
0.2442 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
United States
0.2593 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Dominica rank
55th
United States rank
52nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Dominica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ in Dominica, a difference of 0.0151 kilograms per international-$.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was United States ahead.
Dominica ranks 55th and United States ranks 52nd of 164 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0805 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9562 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8758 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1960s | 0.1829 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8352 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6523 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1970s | 0.2032 kilograms per international-$ | 0.809 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6058 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1980s | 0.2118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5983 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3865 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 1990s | 0.2126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.519 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3064 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 2000s | 0.28 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4207 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1408 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 2010s | 0.2445 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3236 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0791 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
| 2020s | 0.2533 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2608 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0075 kilograms per international-$ | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Dominica or United States?
- United States, at 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ in Dominica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Dominica and United States?
- 0.0151 kilograms per international-$, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and United States?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2022.
- How do Dominica and United States rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 55th and United States ranks 52nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).