Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 54.58 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Dominica, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 54.58 tonnes per person for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Dominica peaked at 54.58 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.73 tonnes per person, in 1960.
That places Dominica 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.73 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 8.84 tonnes per person | +412.5% |
| 1962 | 11.05 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1963 | 12.21 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1964 | 12.72 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 20.49 tonnes per person | +61.0% |
| 1966 | 22.87 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 23.69 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 23.92 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 23.87 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 23.82 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 23.75 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 23.65 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 23.51 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 23.56 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 23.46 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 23.31 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 23.13 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 23.29 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 23.27 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 23.32 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 23.43 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 23.75 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 24.17 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 24.63 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 24.99 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 25.43 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 25.76 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 26.23 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 26.79 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 27.42 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 27.99 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 28.45 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 29.08 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 29.27 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 29.69 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 30.05 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 30.61 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 34.75 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 37.64 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 38.72 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 39.31 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.46 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 39.72 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 40.38 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 41.19 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 42.81 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 44.05 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 45.29 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 44.92 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 44.5 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.86 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 44.32 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.07 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 43.98 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 44.45 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 45.51 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 46.67 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 47.52 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 48.54 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 49.48 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 50.63 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 51.88 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 53.15 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 54.58 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 54.58 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 239.32 tonnes per person, 23% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 54.58 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 330.98 tonnes per person, 16% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita 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 | +412.5% | 1.73 tonnes per person | 8.84 tonnes per person |
| 1965 | +61.0% | 12.72 tonnes per person | 20.49 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.14 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 23.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.47 tonnes per person | 23.13 tonnes per person | 23.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.85 tonnes per person | 23.32 tonnes per person | 26.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.5 tonnes per person | 27.42 tonnes per person | 37.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.58 tonnes per person | 38.72 tonnes per person | 45.29 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.34 tonnes per person | 43.86 tonnes per person | 48.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.95 tonnes per person | 49.48 tonnes per person | 54.58 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Dominica?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Dominica was 54.58 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 54.58 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Dominica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.