Waste — Emissions per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.38 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.21 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 61st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.213 t CO2eq/cap | 0.21 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.249 t CO2eq/cap | 0.22 t CO2eq/cap | 0.28 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.324 t CO2eq/cap | 0.29 t CO2eq/cap | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3725 t CO2eq/cap | 0.36 t CO2eq/cap | 0.38 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 9,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 3,024 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 6,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 11.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 235.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 642.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 2.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 66.19 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is waste — emissions per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Waste — emissions per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 61st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.