Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Dominican Republic, 1950–2022
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-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominican Republic is 0.1633 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.4056 kilograms per international-$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0833 kilograms per international-$, in 1951.
That places Dominican Republic 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1427 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0833 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1772 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1925 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1527 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2663 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3325 kilograms per international-$ | 0.279 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3952 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3235 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2734 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3751 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3568 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3201 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4056 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2707 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2021 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.169 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1515 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1906 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1612 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 99 Georgia 0.1701 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1643 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 101 Haiti 0.1635 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 103 Djibouti 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 104 Pakistan 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 105 Finland 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population, total 11.52 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Urban population 8.35 million (2025)
- Urban population 72.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.9 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 869.15 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.9 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.9 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominican Republic?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Dominican Republic was 0.1633 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4056 kilograms per international-$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0833 kilograms per international-$ in 1951.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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-$).