Co2 intensity in Dominica
Dominica: Co2 intensity was 0.2442 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2442
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
55th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3115
in 2005
All-time low
0.051
in 1957
Years of data
72
1951–2022
Co2 intensity in Dominica, 1951–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in Dominica stood at 0.2442.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Dominica peaked at 0.3115 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.051, 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.
Co2 intensity in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.0661 | — |
| 1952 | 0.1233 | +86.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0632 | -48.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0607 | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0569 | -6.2% |
| 1956 | 0.0525 | -7.7% |
| 1957 | 0.051 | -2.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0985 | +93.2% |
| 1959 | 0.152 | +54.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1471 | -3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1558 | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1352 | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1723 | +27.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1639 | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1904 | +16.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1704 | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2514 | +47.5% |
| 1968 | 0.251 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1913 | -23.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2456 | +28.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2289 | -6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2128 | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.196 | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.212 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2042 | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1917 | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1637 | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1466 | -10.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2307 | +57.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2231 | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1981 | -11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2101 | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.206 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.212 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2272 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2129 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1963 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2099 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2223 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2126 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2051 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1961 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.205 | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2199 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2464 | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2109 | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2227 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2012 | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2062 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2536 | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2669 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2469 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2576 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3006 | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3115 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2782 | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3107 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2731 | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3007 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2633 | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2301 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.256 | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.236 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2429 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.255 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2432 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2346 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2433 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2409 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2626 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.253 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2442 | -3.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.2442 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.2442 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | +93.2% | 0.051 | 0.0985 |
| 1952 | +86.6% | 0.0661 | 0.1233 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0805 | 0.051 | 0.152 | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1829 | 0.1352 | 0.2514 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2032 | 0.1466 | 0.2456 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2118 | 0.1963 | 0.2272 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2126 | 0.1961 | 0.2464 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.28 | 0.2469 | 0.3115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2445 | 0.2301 | 0.2633 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2533 | 0.2442 | 0.2626 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More climate change data for Dominica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 472,800 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Dominica?
- Co2 intensity in Dominica was 0.2442 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3115 in 2005.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.051 in 1957.
- How does Dominica rank for co2 intensity?
- Dominica ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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