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

Latest (2024)
1.63 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
74th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
528,898 tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Dominican Republic, 1850–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 71 Morocco 1.89 billion tonnes compare
  2. 72 Niger 1.87 billion tonnes compare
  3. 73 North Korea 1.68 billion tonnes compare
  4. 75 Benin 1.60 billion tonnes compare
  5. 76 Burkina Faso 1.53 billion tonnes compare
  6. 77 Togo 1.53 billion tonnes compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.