Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level was 33.13 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
33.13 million tonnes
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
70th
of 215 countries
All-time high
33.13 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
0 tonnes
in 1875
Years of data
155
1870–2024
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic, 1870–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic is 33.13 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 155 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 55.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic peaked at 33.13 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1875.
Dominican Republic ranks 70th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 13,393 tonnes | — |
| 1871 | 1,570 tonnes | -88.3% |
| 1872 | 3,034 tonnes | +93.2% |
| 1873 | 1,465 tonnes | -51.7% |
| 1874 | 1,277 tonnes | -12.8% |
| 1875 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1877 | 2,180 tonnes | — |
| 1878 | 2,919 tonnes | +33.9% |
| 1879 | 2,480 tonnes | -15.0% |
| 1880 | 5,366 tonnes | +116.4% |
| 1881 | 3,632 tonnes | -32.3% |
| 1882 | 280 tonnes | -92.3% |
| 1883 | 3,575 tonnes | +1176.8% |
| 1884 | 4,465 tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1885 | 4,794 tonnes | +7.4% |
| 1886 | 5,422 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1887 | 3,919 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1888 | 5,589 tonnes | +42.6% |
| 1889 | 5,896 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1890 | 7,189 tonnes | +21.9% |
| 1891 | 7,525 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1892 | 8,802 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1893 | 11,301 tonnes | +28.4% |
| 1894 | 27,043 tonnes | +139.3% |
| 1895 | 19,923 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 1896 | 24,222 tonnes | +21.6% |
| 1897 | 16,638 tonnes | -31.3% |
| 1898 | 12,411 tonnes | -25.4% |
| 1899 | 14,853 tonnes | +19.7% |
| 1900 | 15,207 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 14,271 tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1902 | 14,294 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 17,559 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1904 | 13,773 tonnes | -21.6% |
| 1905 | 16,210 tonnes | +17.7% |
| 1906 | 18,420 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 1907 | 25,535 tonnes | +38.6% |
| 1908 | 29,608 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 1909 | 25,984 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1910 | 37,803 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 1911 | 42,760 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1912 | 37,092 tonnes | -13.3% |
| 1913 | 42,473 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 1914 | 47,069 tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1915 | 57,639 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 1916 | 72,845 tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1917 | 77,139 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1918 | 81,771 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1919 | 59,085 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1920 | 48,836 tonnes | -17.3% |
| 1921 | 47,816 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1922 | 22,183 tonnes | -53.6% |
| 1923 | 36,446 tonnes | +64.3% |
| 1924 | 22,155 tonnes | -39.2% |
| 1925 | 25,053 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1926 | 31,032 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1927 | 26,276 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1928 | 15,789 tonnes | -39.9% |
| 1929 | 22,309 tonnes | +41.3% |
| 1930 | 26,458 tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1931 | 10,357 tonnes | -60.9% |
| 1932 | 12,493 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1933 | 8,141 tonnes | -34.8% |
| 1934 | 8,815 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1935 | 12,175 tonnes | +38.1% |
| 1936 | 11,100 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1937 | 6,507 tonnes | -41.4% |
| 1938 | 3,829 tonnes | -41.2% |
| 1939 | 382 tonnes | -90.0% |
| 1940 | 10,336 tonnes | +2605.8% |
| 1941 | 2,298 tonnes | -77.8% |
| 1942 | 6,125 tonnes | +166.5% |
| 1943 | 13,781 tonnes | +125.0% |
| 1944 | 767 tonnes | -94.4% |
| 1945 | 1,683 tonnes | +119.4% |
| 1946 | 8,423 tonnes | +400.5% |
| 1947 | 17,223 tonnes | +104.5% |
| 1948 | 35,969 tonnes | +108.8% |
| 1949 | 26,589 tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1950 | 348,165 tonnes | +1209.4% |
| 1951 | 358,656 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 593,003 tonnes | +65.3% |
| 1953 | 618,684 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1954 | 625,890 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 915,049 tonnes | +46.2% |
| 1956 | 984,606 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1957 | 1.03 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1958 | 1.07 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1959 | 1.11 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1960 | 1.04 million tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1961 | 1.03 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 1.24 million tonnes | +20.7% |
| 1963 | 1.25 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.75 million tonnes | +39.9% |
| 1965 | 1.55 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 1.67 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 1.57 million tonnes | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 2.35 million tonnes | +49.8% |
| 1969 | 2.65 million tonnes | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 3.11 million tonnes | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 3.52 million tonnes | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 4.67 million tonnes | +32.7% |
| 1973 | 5.96 million tonnes | +27.6% |
| 1974 | 6.41 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 6.33 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 6.32 million tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.60 million tonnes | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 5.43 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 6.78 million tonnes | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 6.42 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 6.13 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 6.30 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 7.86 million tonnes | +24.8% |
| 1984 | 7.39 million tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 7.24 million tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 8.12 million tonnes | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 9.68 million tonnes | +19.3% |
| 1988 | 9.73 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 10.25 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 8.93 million tonnes | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 9.53 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 10.41 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 11.19 million tonnes | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 11.78 million tonnes | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 15.09 million tonnes | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 16.46 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 17.23 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 17.76 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 17.77 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 18.94 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 19.08 million tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 20.87 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 21.26 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 17.25 million tonnes | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 17.85 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 19.03 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 19.91 million tonnes | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 20.23 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.69 million tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 20.45 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 20.92 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 20.90 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 20.84 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.26 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.99 million tonnes | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 24.14 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 23.46 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.20 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 28.47 million tonnes | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 26.23 million tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 29.36 million tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 31.22 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 31.83 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 33.13 million tonnes | +4.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 33.13 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.35 million tonnes, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 33.13 million tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.95 million tonnes, 4.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +2605.8% | 382 tonnes | 10,336 tonnes |
| 1950 | +1209.4% | 26,589 tonnes | 348,165 tonnes |
| 1883 | +1176.8% | 280 tonnes | 3,575 tonnes |
| 1946 | +400.5% | 1,683 tonnes | 8,423 tonnes |
| 1942 | +166.5% | 2,298 tonnes | 6,125 tonnes |
| 1894 | +139.3% | 11,301 tonnes | 27,043 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 2,832 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 13,393 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 4,294 tonnes | 280 tonnes | 5,896 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 14,991 tonnes | 7,189 tonnes | 27,043 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 19,086 tonnes | 13,773 tonnes | 29,608 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 55,568 tonnes | 37,092 tonnes | 81,771 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 29,790 tonnes | 15,789 tonnes | 48,836 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 10,026 tonnes | 382 tonnes | 26,458 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 12,319 tonnes | 767 tonnes | 35,969 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 765,437 tonnes | 348,165 tonnes | 1.11 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.61 million tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.41 million tonnes | 3.11 million tonnes | 6.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.91 million tonnes | 6.13 million tonnes | 10.25 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.62 million tonnes | 8.93 million tonnes | 17.77 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.41 million tonnes | 17.25 million tonnes | 21.26 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.86 million tonnes | 20.45 million tonnes | 28.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.35 million tonnes | 26.23 million tonnes | 33.13 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level in Dominican Republic was 33.13 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 33.13 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1875.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
- Dominican Republic ranks 70th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.