Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 55.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Dominican Republic, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 55.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Dominican Republic peaked at 125.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2002.
That places Dominican Republic 87th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.9% | 59.9% | 125.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 49.1% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.0% | 58.3% | 6 |
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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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Dominican Republic?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Dominican Republic was 55.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 125.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Dominican Republic ranks 87th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.