Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
116th
of 199 countries
All-time high
22.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1959
All-time low
2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1990
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Dominican Republic, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Dominican Republic stood at 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Dominican Republic peaked at 22.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959 and was at its lowest, 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 116th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 4.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 10.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 113 Cote d'Ivoire 4.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Liberia 4.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Mauritius 4.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 Angola 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 118 Solomon Islands 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 119 Papua New Guinea 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Dominican Republic?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Dominican Republic was 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.