Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Dominica
Dominica: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
191st
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1965
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Dominica, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Dominica is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Dominica peaked at 0.0% in 1965 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1889.
That places Dominica 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -4.7% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -26.0% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -47.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -55.6% |
| 1882 | -0.0% | -129.7% |
| 1883 | -0.0% | +304.1% |
| 1884 | -0.0% | +72.5% |
| 1885 | -0.0% | +38.1% |
| 1886 | -0.0% | +26.8% |
| 1887 | -0.0% | +16.6% |
| 1888 | -0.0% | +13.2% |
| 1889 | -0.0% | +11.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -122.3% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | +216.4% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +40.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +20.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +12.3% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -11.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -32.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -4.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -26.9% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -25.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -17.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -22.9% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -26.4% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -25.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +1841.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +41.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +15.7% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | -43.8% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | -17.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | -15.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | -9.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +44.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -21.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +216.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -45.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -20.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -24.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +226.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -43.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -36.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -21.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -14.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +28.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +29.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +16.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +77.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 0% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0%, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas 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 | +1841.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1883 | -304.1% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | +226.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1891 | +216.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1961 | +216.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1882 | -129.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 188 Tonga 0.0% compare
- 189 British Virgin Islands 0.0% compare
- 190 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 192 Samoa 0.0% compare
- 193 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
- 194 Kiribati 0.0% compare
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Dominica?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Dominica was 0.0% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1965.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1889.
- How does Dominica rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Dominica ranks 191st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.