Per capita ghg emissions in Dominica
Dominica: Per capita ghg emissions was 3.09 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
3.09
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
140th
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.92
in 1965
All-time low
-0.8154
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Dominica, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Dominica stood at 3.09.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Dominica peaked at 3.92 in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.8154, in 1889.
That places Dominica 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.39 | — |
| 1851 | 1.48 | +6.7% |
| 1852 | 1.52 | +2.4% |
| 1853 | 1.55 | +2.1% |
| 1854 | 1.57 | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 1.58 | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 1.59 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 1.6 | +0.5% |
| 1858 | 1.6 | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 1.57 | -2.1% |
| 1860 | 1.28 | -18.5% |
| 1861 | 1.19 | -7.4% |
| 1862 | 1.14 | -3.8% |
| 1863 | 1.09 | -4.2% |
| 1864 | 1.07 | -2.2% |
| 1865 | 1.04 | -2.1% |
| 1866 | 1.03 | -1.8% |
| 1867 | 1.01 | -1.5% |
| 1868 | 0.9983 | -1.2% |
| 1869 | 0.9918 | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.7884 | -20.5% |
| 1871 | 0.7063 | -10.4% |
| 1872 | 0.6631 | -6.1% |
| 1873 | 0.6286 | -5.2% |
| 1874 | 0.6042 | -3.9% |
| 1875 | 0.5818 | -3.7% |
| 1876 | 0.5626 | -3.3% |
| 1877 | 0.5378 | -4.4% |
| 1878 | 0.521 | -3.1% |
| 1879 | 0.5564 | +6.8% |
| 1880 | 0.2978 | -46.5% |
| 1881 | 0.1331 | -55.3% |
| 1882 | -0.0407 | -130.5% |
| 1883 | -0.1686 | +314.7% |
| 1884 | -0.2934 | +74.0% |
| 1885 | -0.4085 | +39.2% |
| 1886 | -0.5223 | +27.9% |
| 1887 | -0.6236 | +19.4% |
| 1888 | -0.7226 | +15.9% |
| 1889 | -0.8154 | +12.8% |
| 1890 | 0.1927 | -123.6% |
| 1891 | 0.6227 | +223.1% |
| 1892 | 0.8705 | +39.8% |
| 1893 | 1.05 | +20.6% |
| 1894 | 1.19 | +13.8% |
| 1895 | 1.32 | +10.2% |
| 1896 | 1.42 | +7.8% |
| 1897 | 1.55 | +8.9% |
| 1898 | 1.59 | +2.7% |
| 1899 | 1.65 | +3.8% |
| 1900 | 1.48 | -10.4% |
| 1901 | 1.38 | -6.8% |
| 1902 | 1.35 | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 1.33 | -1.7% |
| 1904 | 1.31 | -1.4% |
| 1905 | 1.32 | +0.4% |
| 1906 | 1.32 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 1.32 | +0.2% |
| 1908 | 1.32 | -0.0% |
| 1909 | 1.33 | +0.5% |
| 1910 | 0.8821 | -33.5% |
| 1911 | 0.7905 | -10.4% |
| 1912 | 0.7538 | -4.7% |
| 1913 | 0.7335 | -2.7% |
| 1914 | 0.7239 | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7193 | -0.6% |
| 1916 | 0.7144 | -0.7% |
| 1917 | 0.7128 | -0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.7248 | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.6774 | -6.5% |
| 1920 | 0.537 | -20.7% |
| 1921 | 0.411 | -23.5% |
| 1922 | 0.3576 | -13.0% |
| 1923 | 0.2774 | -22.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2454 | -11.5% |
| 1925 | 0.2017 | -17.8% |
| 1926 | 0.1633 | -19.0% |
| 1927 | 0.1283 | -21.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0935 | -27.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0713 | -23.8% |
| 1930 | 1.34 | +1774.8% |
| 1931 | 1.81 | +35.7% |
| 1932 | 2.02 | +11.5% |
| 1933 | 2.16 | +7.0% |
| 1934 | 2.26 | +4.5% |
| 1935 | 2.38 | +5.4% |
| 1936 | 2.47 | +3.4% |
| 1937 | 2.51 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 2.57 | +2.3% |
| 1939 | 2.61 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 1.52 | -41.9% |
| 1941 | 1.1 | -27.5% |
| 1942 | 0.9074 | -17.5% |
| 1943 | 0.7741 | -14.7% |
| 1944 | 0.6922 | -10.6% |
| 1945 | 0.6292 | -9.1% |
| 1946 | 0.5802 | -7.8% |
| 1947 | 0.5447 | -6.1% |
| 1948 | 0.5368 | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 0.5095 | -5.1% |
| 1950 | 0.6472 | +27.0% |
| 1951 | 0.7381 | +14.0% |
| 1952 | 1.07 | +45.0% |
| 1953 | 0.9341 | -12.7% |
| 1954 | 1.12 | +20.4% |
| 1955 | 1.07 | -5.2% |
| 1956 | 1.18 | +10.7% |
| 1957 | 1.22 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 1.29 | +5.8% |
| 1959 | 1.54 | +19.6% |
| 1960 | 1.17 | -24.2% |
| 1961 | 3.66 | +213.8% |
| 1962 | 1.97 | -46.1% |
| 1963 | 1.58 | -20.1% |
| 1964 | 1.2 | -24.1% |
| 1965 | 3.92 | +227.1% |
| 1966 | 2.2 | -43.8% |
| 1967 | 1.42 | -35.6% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | -20.3% |
| 1969 | 1.01 | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9916 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8798 | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8601 | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8107 | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.04 | +27.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8894 | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9729 | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9534 | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.26 | +31.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9934 | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 1.06 | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.26 | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 1.31 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 1.38 | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 1.31 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 1.42 | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 1.42 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 1.56 | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 1.73 | +11.2% |
| 1990 | 1.77 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.81 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.81 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.02 | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 1.83 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 1.97 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 1.91 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 1.98 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.4 | +71.8% |
| 1999 | 3.09 | -9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.7 | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 2.57 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 2.21 | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 2.37 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 2.81 | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 2.87 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5 | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 3.09 | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 3.16 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 2.78 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.65 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 2.93 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 2.55 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 2.62 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.61 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.85 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.69 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2.75 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.83 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.74 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2.79 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 2.95 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.09 | +4.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 3.09 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 64% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 3.09 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.28, 59% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | +1774.8% | 0.0713 | 1.34 |
| 1883 | -314.7% | -0.0407 | -0.1686 |
| 1965 | +227.1% | 1.2 | 3.92 |
| 1891 | +223.1% | 0.1927 | 0.6227 |
| 1961 | +213.8% | 1.17 | 3.66 |
| 1882 | -130.5% | 0.1331 | -0.0407 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.54 | 1.39 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.08 | 0.9918 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.615 | 0.521 | 0.7884 | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.3164 | -0.8154 | 0.2978 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.14 | 0.1927 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.35 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7432 | 0.6774 | 0.8821 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2486 | 0.0713 | 0.537 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.21 | 1.34 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7791 | 0.5095 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.08 | 0.6472 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.93 | 1.01 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9642 | 0.8107 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 | 1.06 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 | 1.77 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8 | 2.21 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 | 2.55 | 2.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9 | 2.74 | 3.09 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Dominica?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Dominica was 3.09 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 in 1965.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8154 in 1889.
- How does Dominica rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Dominica ranks 140th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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