Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -1,269 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic is -1,269 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic peaked at -366.67 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1,269 kt, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 178th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -649 kt | — |
| 1991 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -392.33 kt | -39.5% |
| 2002 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -392.33 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,100 kt | +180.4% |
| 2012 | -1,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,100 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -366.67 kt | -66.7% |
| 2017 | -366.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -366.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -366.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -366.67 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1,269 kt | +246.0% |
| 2022 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -649 kt | -649 kt | -649 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -418 kt | -649 kt | -392.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -735.9 kt | -1,100 kt | -366.67 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,118 kt | -1,269 kt | -366.67 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 175 Armenia -491.33 kt compare
- 176 Portugal -858 kt compare
- 177 Sudan (former) -953.33 kt compare
- 179 Jamaica -1,335 kt compare
- 180 Costa Rica -1,474 kt compare
- 181 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -1,613 kt compare
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 99.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,024 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 642.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.42 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic was -1,269 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was -366.67 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,269 kt in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 178th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).