Land-use change — Emissions Share in Dominica
Dominica: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 10.67 % in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Dominica, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share in Dominica is 10.67 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Dominica peaked at 23.88 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.1 %, in 2009.
Dominica ranks 70th of 223 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.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.09 % | — |
| 1991 | 17.08 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 17.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.24 % | -22.5% |
| 1994 | 11.71 % | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 10.49 % | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 10.62 % | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 10.21 % | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 13.68 % | +34.0% |
| 1999 | 10.4 % | -24.0% |
| 2000 | 8.73 % | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 6.02 % | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 6.51 % | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 5.84 % | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 4.98 % | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 4.81 % | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 5.02 % | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.32 % | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 4.39 % | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 4.1 % | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 4.56 % | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 23.61 % | +417.8% |
| 2012 | 23.11 % | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 23.88 % | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 23.11 % | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 22 % | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 10.57 % | -52.0% |
| 2017 | 11.64 % | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 11.2 % | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.57 % | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.4 % | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 10.84 % | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 10.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 10.67 % | -0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 10.67 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.51 %, 7.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +417.8% | 4.56 % | 23.61 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.16 % | 10.21 % | 17.09 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 % | 4.1 % | 8.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.43 % | 4.56 % | 23.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.91 % | 10.67 % | 11.4 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share in Dominica?
- Land-use change — emissions share in Dominica was 10.67 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.88 % in 2013.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 % in 2009.
- How does Dominica rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- Dominica ranks 70th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.