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
Latest (2022)
0.1633 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
102nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.4056 kilograms per international-$
in 1996
All-time low
0.0833 kilograms per international-$
in 1951
Years of data
73
1950–2022
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-$, in 1951.
That places Dominican Republic 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0904 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.0833 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1952 | 0.1274 kilograms per international-$ | +53.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1345 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | -4.3% |
| 1955 | 0.1772 kilograms per international-$ | +37.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1734 kilograms per international-$ | -2.2% |
| 1957 | 0.1709 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 0.1675 kilograms per international-$ | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 0.174 kilograms per international-$ | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 0.1551 kilograms per international-$ | -10.9% |
| 1961 | 0.1568 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.1617 kilograms per international-$ | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1527 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2003 kilograms per international-$ | +31.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2023 kilograms per international-$ | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1928 kilograms per international-$ | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.175 kilograms per international-$ | -9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ | +49.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2663 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2822 kilograms per international-$ | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.289 kilograms per international-$ | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3413 kilograms per international-$ | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3888 kilograms per international-$ | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3952 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3728 kilograms per international-$ | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3486 kilograms per international-$ | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2944 kilograms per international-$ | -15.6% |
| 1978 | 0.279 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3342 kilograms per international-$ | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2983 kilograms per international-$ | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2734 kilograms per international-$ | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2759 kilograms per international-$ | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3297 kilograms per international-$ | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.309 kilograms per international-$ | -6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3106 kilograms per international-$ | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3382 kilograms per international-$ | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3751 kilograms per international-$ | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3746 kilograms per international-$ | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3499 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3201 kilograms per international-$ | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3329 kilograms per international-$ | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3389 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3346 kilograms per international-$ | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3387 kilograms per international-$ | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4048 kilograms per international-$ | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4056 kilograms per international-$ | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.387 kilograms per international-$ | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3668 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3387 kilograms per international-$ | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3361 kilograms per international-$ | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3274 kilograms per international-$ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.333 kilograms per international-$ | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3345 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2634 kilograms per international-$ | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2453 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2322 kilograms per international-$ | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2202 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2132 kilograms per international-$ | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2021 kilograms per international-$ | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1906 kilograms per international-$ | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1861 kilograms per international-$ | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.181 kilograms per international-$ | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1721 kilograms per international-$ | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.164 kilograms per international-$ | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1658 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1515 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1522 kilograms per international-$ | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1637 kilograms per international-$ | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1616 kilograms per international-$ | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1612 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ | +1.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2348 kilograms per international-$, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.1633 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1912 kilograms per international-$, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | +53.0% | 0.0833 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1274 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1968 | +49.5% | 0.175 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ |
| 1955 | +37.6% | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1772 kilograms per international-$ |
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
- 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 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-$).