Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica
Dominica: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
186th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 1883
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.0% for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica peaked at 0.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1883.
That places Dominica 186th out of 201 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +143.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +37.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
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. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global nitrous oxide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +143.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1989 | +37.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1979 | -34.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | -28.9% | 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
- 183 Saint Lucia 0.0% compare
- 184 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 187 Grenada 0.0% compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica?
- Share of global nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1883.
- How does Dominica rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Dominica ranks 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.