Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Dominica
Dominica: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Dominica, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Dominica peaked at 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Dominica 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0078 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0057 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0059 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0067 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0124 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +25.9% | 0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.005 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.007 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0049 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 122 Honduras 0.0084 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Brazil 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Faroe Islands 0.0083 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 126 New Zealand 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 127 Tonga 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
- 128 El Salvador 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
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, per unit of gdp in Dominica?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp in Dominica was 0.008 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Dominica rank for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Dominica ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.