Per capita methane emissions in Dominica
Dominica: Per capita methane emissions was 0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
116th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1890
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Dominica, 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
Dominica recorded 0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Dominica peaked at 0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1890.
That places Dominica 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 113 Pakistan 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 114 Tanzania 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Ethiopia 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 Bahamas 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 118 Georgia 0.8559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 119 North Macedonia 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Dominica?
- Per capita methane emissions in Dominica was 0.8818 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 methane emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1890.
- How does Dominica rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Dominica ranks 116th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.