Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre was 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
33,770 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
12th
of 194 countries
All-time high
33,770 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
23,788 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23,788 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,788 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 24,274 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 24,691 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 25,063 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 25,405 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 25,725 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 25,994 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 26,435 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 26,719 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 26,965 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 27,291 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 27,704 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 28,066 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 28,467 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 29,060 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 29,552 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 29,988 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 30,412 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 30,851 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 31,130 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 31,350 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 31,505 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 31,628 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 31,732 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 31,866 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 31,961 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 32,040 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 32,134 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 32,096 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 32,091 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 32,094 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32,103 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32,134 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 32,340 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 32,485 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 32,473 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 32,545 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 32,531 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 32,784 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 32,917 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 33,030 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 32,984 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 32,972 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 32,974 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32,975 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32,991 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32,978 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 33,016 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 33,041 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 33,066 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 33,007 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 32,984 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32,976 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 33,375 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 33,518 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 33,591 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 33,641 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 33,662 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 33,753 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 33,760 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33,763 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33,767 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,176 tonnes per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,086 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,344 tonnes per square kilometre | 23,788 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,719 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,836 tonnes per square kilometre | 26,965 tonnes per square kilometre | 30,851 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 31,744 tonnes per square kilometre | 31,130 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,134 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 32,358 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,091 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,784 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,988 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,917 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,041 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,357 tonnes per square kilometre | 32,976 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,753 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,765 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,760 tonnes per square kilometre | 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 9 Guatemala 38,562 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 10 Nicaragua 36,551 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 11 Denmark 34,345 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 13 Jamaica 33,584 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 14 Vietnam 33,408 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 15 Sierra Leone 32,425 tonnes per square kilometre 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 33,770 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,788 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.