Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominica
Dominica: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -92,040 tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-92,040 tonnes
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
146th
of 197 countries
All-time high
490,243 tonnes
in 1965
All-time low
-211,926 tonnes
in 2009
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominica, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominica is -92,040 tonnes, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominica peaked at 490,243 tonnes in 1965 and was at its lowest, -211,926 tonnes, in 2009.
That places Dominica 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 65,219 tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 70,385 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1852 | 73,024 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1853 | 74,965 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1854 | 76,431 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1855 | 77,457 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 78,373 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 79,106 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 79,582 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1859 | 79,179 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1860 | 59,577 tonnes | -24.8% |
| 1861 | 53,311 tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1862 | 50,050 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1863 | 47,485 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1864 | 45,910 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1865 | 44,664 tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1866 | 43,675 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1867 | 42,905 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1868 | 42,283 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1869 | 41,880 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 28,286 tonnes | -32.5% |
| 1871 | 23,010 tonnes | -18.7% |
| 1872 | 19,896 tonnes | -13.5% |
| 1873 | 17,477 tonnes | -12.2% |
| 1874 | 15,682 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 1875 | 14,106 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 1876 | 12,787 tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1877 | 11,395 tonnes | -10.9% |
| 1878 | 10,332 tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1879 | 10,772 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1880 | -6,815 tonnes | -163.3% |
| 1881 | -18,576 tonnes | +172.6% |
| 1882 | -29,495 tonnes | +58.8% |
| 1883 | -38,435 tonnes | +30.3% |
| 1884 | -46,679 tonnes | +21.4% |
| 1885 | -54,227 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1886 | -61,335 tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1887 | -67,784 tonnes | +10.5% |
| 1888 | -73,866 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 1889 | -79,545 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1890 | -8,207 tonnes | -89.7% |
| 1891 | 20,152 tonnes | -345.5% |
| 1892 | 37,739 tonnes | +87.3% |
| 1893 | 50,746 tonnes | +34.5% |
| 1894 | 61,225 tonnes | +20.6% |
| 1895 | 69,982 tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1896 | 77,420 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 1897 | 84,932 tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1898 | 89,621 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1899 | 94,531 tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1900 | 73,793 tonnes | -21.9% |
| 1901 | 67,088 tonnes | -9.1% |
| 1902 | 64,999 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1903 | 64,010 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1904 | 63,717 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 1905 | 64,230 tonnes | +0.8% |
| 1906 | 64,780 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 65,586 tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 66,318 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1909 | 67,234 tonnes | +1.4% |
| 1910 | 38,362 tonnes | -42.9% |
| 1911 | 30,778 tonnes | -19.8% |
| 1912 | 27,040 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 1913 | 24,732 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 1914 | 23,266 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1915 | 22,314 tonnes | -4.1% |
| 1916 | 21,618 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1917 | 21,178 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1918 | 21,324 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1919 | 19,529 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1920 | 2,638 tonnes | -86.5% |
| 1921 | -7,291 tonnes | -376.4% |
| 1922 | -13,044 tonnes | +78.9% |
| 1923 | -19,016 tonnes | +45.8% |
| 1924 | -22,644 tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1925 | -26,381 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1926 | -29,752 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1927 | -32,793 tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1928 | -35,687 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1929 | -37,922 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1930 | 101,749 tonnes | -368.3% |
| 1931 | 150,700 tonnes | +48.1% |
| 1932 | 176,348 tonnes | +17.0% |
| 1933 | 193,606 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 1934 | 207,639 tonnes | +7.2% |
| 1935 | 219,510 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1936 | 228,047 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 235,192 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1938 | 240,908 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1939 | 245,854 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 106,696 tonnes | -56.6% |
| 1941 | 57,232 tonnes | -46.4% |
| 1942 | 30,265 tonnes | -47.1% |
| 1943 | 12,128 tonnes | -59.9% |
| 1944 | -1,502 tonnes | -112.4% |
| 1945 | -12,055 tonnes | +702.4% |
| 1946 | -20,775 tonnes | +72.3% |
| 1947 | -27,993 tonnes | +34.7% |
| 1948 | -34,222 tonnes | +22.3% |
| 1949 | -39,608 tonnes | +15.7% |
| 1950 | -29,275 tonnes | -26.1% |
| 1951 | -29,568 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1952 | -15,902 tonnes | -46.2% |
| 1953 | -16,268 tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1954 | -1,429 tonnes | -91.2% |
| 1955 | 769.44 tonnes | -153.8% |
| 1956 | 11,798 tonnes | +1433.3% |
| 1957 | 17,734 tonnes | +50.3% |
| 1958 | 20,042 tonnes | +13.0% |
| 1959 | 50,490 tonnes | +151.9% |
| 1960 | 6,156 tonnes | -87.8% |
| 1961 | 419,015 tonnes | +6707.1% |
| 1962 | 129,925 tonnes | -69.0% |
| 1963 | 65,879 tonnes | -49.3% |
| 1964 | 27,700 tonnes | -58.0% |
| 1965 | 490,243 tonnes | +1669.8% |
| 1966 | 159,677 tonnes | -67.4% |
| 1967 | 56,242 tonnes | -64.8% |
| 1968 | 20,628 tonnes | -63.3% |
| 1969 | 6,925 tonnes | -66.4% |
| 1970 | -5,972 tonnes | -186.2% |
| 1971 | -15,719 tonnes | +163.2% |
| 1972 | -20,079 tonnes | +27.7% |
| 1973 | -23,083 tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1974 | -13,484 tonnes | -41.6% |
| 1975 | -25,721 tonnes | +90.8% |
| 1976 | -29,495 tonnes | +14.7% |
| 1977 | -29,532 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1978 | -6,265 tonnes | -78.8% |
| 1979 | -29,312 tonnes | +367.8% |
| 1980 | -30,338 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1981 | -30,448 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1982 | -24,182 tonnes | -20.6% |
| 1983 | -17,477 tonnes | -27.7% |
| 1984 | -18,576 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1985 | -29,532 tonnes | +59.0% |
| 1986 | -24,366 tonnes | -17.5% |
| 1987 | -34,148 tonnes | +40.2% |
| 1988 | -32,463 tonnes | -4.9% |
| 1989 | -30,778 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1990 | -29,385 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1991 | -27,773 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1992 | -26,198 tonnes | -5.7% |
| 1993 | -15,242 tonnes | -41.8% |
| 1994 | -55,363 tonnes | +263.2% |
| 1995 | -51,333 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1996 | -50,014 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 1997 | -45,800 tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 204,048 tonnes | -545.5% |
| 1999 | 109,480 tonnes | -46.3% |
| 2000 | -41,696 tonnes | -138.1% |
| 2001 | -78,190 tonnes | +87.5% |
| 2002 | -89,585 tonnes | +14.6% |
| 2003 | -92,846 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2004 | -92,809 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -91,527 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2006 | -28,066 tonnes | -69.3% |
| 2007 | -85,444 tonnes | +204.4% |
| 2008 | -82,477 tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2009 | -211,926 tonnes | +157.0% |
| 2010 | -197,966 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2011 | -185,508 tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2012 | -130,585 tonnes | -29.6% |
| 2013 | -148,209 tonnes | +13.5% |
| 2014 | -145,791 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 2015 | -141,064 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2016 | -134,396 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2017 | -124,613 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2018 | -122,304 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2019 | -116,588 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2020 | -108,894 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2021 | -102,336 tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2022 | -100,870 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2023 | -96,363 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 2024 | -92,040 tonnes | -4.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's -92,040 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's -92,040 tonnes is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 174,516 tonnes. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +6707.1% | 6,156 tonnes | 419,015 tonnes |
| 1965 | +1669.8% | 27,700 tonnes | 490,243 tonnes |
| 1956 | +1433.3% | 769.44 tonnes | 11,798 tonnes |
| 1945 | -702.4% | -1,502 tonnes | -12,055 tonnes |
| 1998 | +545.5% | -45,800 tonnes | 204,048 tonnes |
| 1921 | -376.4% | 2,638 tonnes | -7,291 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 75,372 tonnes | 65,219 tonnes | 79,582 tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 47,174 tonnes | 41,880 tonnes | 59,577 tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 16,374 tonnes | 10,332 tonnes | 28,286 tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | -47,676 tonnes | -79,545 tonnes | -6,815 tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 57,814 tonnes | -8,207 tonnes | 94,531 tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 66,176 tonnes | 63,717 tonnes | 73,793 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 25,014 tonnes | 19,529 tonnes | 38,362 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | -22,189 tonnes | -37,922 tonnes | 2,638 tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 199,955 tonnes | 101,749 tonnes | 245,854 tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 7,017 tonnes | -39,608 tonnes | 106,696 tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 839.05 tonnes | -29,568 tonnes | 50,490 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 138,239 tonnes | 6,156 tonnes | 490,243 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | -19,866 tonnes | -29,532 tonnes | -5,972 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | -27,231 tonnes | -34,148 tonnes | -17,477 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,242 tonnes | -55,363 tonnes | 204,048 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | -89,457 tonnes | -211,926 tonnes | -28,066 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | -144,702 tonnes | -197,966 tonnes | -116,588 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | -100,101 tonnes | -108,894 tonnes | -92,040 tonnes | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominica?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominica was -92,040 tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 490,243 tonnes in 1965.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -211,926 tonnes in 2009.
- How does Dominica rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Dominica ranks 146th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.