Consumption based carbon intensity in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.2138 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption based carbon intensity in Dominican Republic, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption based carbon intensity in Dominican Republic stood at 0.2138.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption based carbon intensity in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6511 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2094, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 73rd of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2221 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2353 | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2477 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2447 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2476 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2972 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2982 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2825 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2715 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2179 | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2158 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6511 | +201.7% |
| 2002 | 0.468 | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5074 | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4431 | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4887 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4851 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3609 | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3278 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5125 | +56.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5419 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4491 | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4112 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3824 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2657 | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2795 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2261 | -19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2173 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.212 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2148 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2102 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2094 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2138 | +2.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.2138 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2498, 86% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.2138 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2118, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Consumption based carbon intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +201.7% | 0.2158 | 0.6511 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2565 | 0.2179 | 0.2982 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4461 | 0.2158 | 0.6511 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.32 | 0.212 | 0.5419 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2111 | 0.2094 | 0.2138 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Dominican Republic?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Dominican Republic was 0.2138 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6511 in 2001.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2094 in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for consumption based carbon intensity?
- Dominican Republic ranks 73rd out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption based carbon intensity rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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