Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 3.57 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 3.57 tonnes per person for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.92 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8663 tonnes per person, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 68th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 0.8663 tonnes per person | 1.58 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 5.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 5.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | 3.64 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Dominican Republic?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Dominican Republic was 3.57 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8663 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Dominican Republic ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.