Dominica vs India: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Dominica
3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominica rank
139th
India rank
141st
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Dominica
- India
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Dominica's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
Dominica ranks 139th and India ranks 141st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 7 and India in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1860s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | -0.3164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1910s | 0.7432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.2486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 1940s | 0.7791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1950s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1960s | 1.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.9642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1980s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1990s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 2000s | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 2010s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
| 2020s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Dominica or India?
- Dominica, at 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Dominica and India?
- 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominica and India rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Dominica ranks 139th and India ranks 141st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.