Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Dominican Republic, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Dominican Republic stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Dominican Republic?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Dominican Republic was 0.1% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Dominican Republic ranks 108th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.