Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Dominica
Dominica: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.19 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Dominica, 1951–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Dominica is 1.19 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 268.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Dominica peaked at 7.95 tonnes per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.5133 tonnes per person, in 1951.
That places Dominica 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1572 tonnes per person | -0.5133 tonnes per person | 1.06 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1960s | 2.46 tonnes per person | 0.2887 tonnes per person | 7.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1077 tonnes per person | -0.0536 tonnes per person | 0.2855 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2544 tonnes per person | 0.0848 tonnes per person | 0.3968 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 tonnes per person | 0.2051 tonnes per person | 4.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7297 tonnes per person | -0.3639 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2923 tonnes per person | -0.5108 tonnes per person | 0.8191 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9536 tonnes per person | 0.7199 tonnes per person | 1.19 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Dominica
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 65,871 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 48,735 (2025)
- Urban population 74.0% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 5.49 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.58 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Dominica?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Dominica was 1.19 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 tonnes per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5133 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Dominica rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Dominica ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.