Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Dominica, 1951–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominica stood at 0.2442 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominica peaked at 0.3115 kilograms per international-$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.051 kilograms per international-$, in 1957.
That places Dominica 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0805 kilograms per international-$ | 0.051 kilograms per international-$ | 0.152 kilograms per international-$ | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1829 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1352 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2514 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2032 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1466 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2456 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1963 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2272 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2126 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1961 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2464 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.28 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2469 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3115 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2445 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2301 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2633 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2533 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2626 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 52 United States 0.2593 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 53 Poland 0.2558 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 54 North Macedonia 0.2555 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 56 Thailand 0.2425 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 57 Ecuador 0.2403 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 58 Tunisia 0.2378 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Dominica
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 65,871 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 48,735 (2025)
- Urban population 74.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.49 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominica?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominica was 0.2442 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3115 kilograms per international-$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 kilograms per international-$ in 1957.
- How does Dominica rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. 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 kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).