Methane emissions, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Methane emissions, per capita was 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
79th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.8169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2000
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for methane emissions, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 79th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 77 Costa Rica 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 78 Slovakia 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 80 Cuba 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 81 Netherlands 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 82 Serbia 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 99.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,024 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 642.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.42 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Dominican Republic was 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 79th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.