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Per capita methane emissions in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Per capita methane emissions 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
78th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1925
All-time low
0.8169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2000
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Dominican Republic, 1850–2024

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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

Dominican Republic recorded 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1925 and was at its lowest, 0.8169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2000.

Dominican Republic ranks 78th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1860s 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1870s 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1880s 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1890s 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1900s 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1910s 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1920s 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1930s 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1940s 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
1950s 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10
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

  1. 75 Slovenia 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  2. 76 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  3. 77 Costa Rica 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  4. 79 Cuba 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  5. 80 Slovakia 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
  6. 81 Netherlands 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Dominican Republic?
Per capita methane emissions in Dominican Republic was 1.07 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 Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1925.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions 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 per capita methane emissions?
Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions 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 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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About this data

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.