Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.63 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominican Republic, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominican Republic stood at 1.63 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.63 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 528,898 tonnes, in 1850.
Dominican Republic ranks 74th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.08 million tonnes | 528,898 tonnes | 5.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 17.48 million tonnes | 7.26 million tonnes | 28.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 46.42 million tonnes | 31.62 million tonnes | 61.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 86.90 million tonnes | 65.85 million tonnes | 108.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 141.08 million tonnes | 114.22 million tonnes | 168.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 205.74 million tonnes | 175.15 million tonnes | 236.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 289.19 million tonnes | 245.35 million tonnes | 334.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 408.03 million tonnes | 346.88 million tonnes | 471.15 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 538.52 million tonnes | 484.09 million tonnes | 591.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 700.42 million tonnes | 608.69 million tonnes | 796.55 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 914.14 million tonnes | 815.54 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.21 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.39 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.49 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.60 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 1.63 billion tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominican Republic?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominican Republic was 1.63 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,898 tonnes in 1850.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Dominican Republic ranks 74th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.