Share nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica
Dominica: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.0004 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.0004 for share 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica peaked at 0.0011 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0002 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0002 | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.0002 | -0.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0002 | -0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.0002 | -0.2% |
| 1855 | 0.0002 | -0.2% |
| 1856 | 0.0002 | -0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0002 | -0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.0002 | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1862 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.0002 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 0.0002 | +0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0002 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 0.0002 | -1.1% |
| 1873 | 0.0002 | -1.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0002 | -1.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0002 | -1.9% |
| 1876 | 0.0002 | -1.8% |
| 1877 | 0.0002 | -1.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0002 | -1.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0002 | -0.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0002 | -0.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0002 | -0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0002 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0002 | -0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.0002 | +9.7% |
| 1891 | 0.0002 | -0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.0002 | +0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.0002 | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.0002 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0002 | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 0.0002 | +1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.0002 | +2.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0002 | +2.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0002 | +2.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0002 | +2.4% |
| 1901 | 0.0002 | +3.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0002 | +4.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0003 | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 0.0003 | +5.5% |
| 1905 | 0.0003 | +5.3% |
| 1906 | 0.0003 | +4.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0003 | +4.1% |
| 1908 | 0.0003 | +3.2% |
| 1909 | 0.0003 | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0003 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.0003 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 0.0003 | -0.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0003 | -0.8% |
| 1915 | 0.0003 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 0.0003 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0003 | -1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0003 | -1.0% |
| 1919 | 0.0003 | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 0.0003 | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.0003 | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0003 | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0003 | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0003 | -1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.0003 | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 0.0003 | -1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0003 | -1.4% |
| 1928 | 0.0003 | -1.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0003 | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 0.0003 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0003 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0003 | +0.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0003 | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0003 | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 0.0003 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 0.0003 | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0003 | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 0.0003 | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 0.0003 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0003 | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 0.0003 | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0003 | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.0003 | +0.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0003 | +0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0003 | +0.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0003 | +0.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0003 | +0.4% |
| 1948 | 0.0003 | +0.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0003 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0003 | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0003 | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0004 | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0004 | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0004 | +4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0004 | +4.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0004 | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 0.0004 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.0004 | +2.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0004 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0004 | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0005 | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0004 | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 | +143.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 | -13.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 | -34.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 | -20.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.001 | +37.3% |
| 1990 | 0.001 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.001 | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.001 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 | -28.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 | -4.9% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0004 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0854, 0% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0004 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0504, 1% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share 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% | 0.0003 | 0.0008 |
| 1989 | +37.3% | 0.0007 | 0.001 |
| 1979 | -34.2% | 0.0007 | 0.0005 |
| 2002 | -28.9% | 0.0007 | 0.0005 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0003 | 0.0002 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0004 | 0.0003 | 0.0005 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 | 0.0003 | 0.0008 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 | 0.0006 | 0.001 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 | 0.0007 | 0.0011 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 | 0.0005 | 0.0007 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 | 0.0004 | 0.0005 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0005 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 183 Saint Lucia 0.0007 compare
- 184 Micronesia (country) 0.0006 compare
- 185 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0004 compare
- 187 Grenada 0.0003 compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0003 compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0003 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica?
- Share nitrous oxide emissions in Dominica was 0.0004 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 in 1991.
- What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 1883.
- How does Dominica rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
- Dominica ranks 186th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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