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Carbon intensity of the economy — Dominican Republic

Carbon intensity of the economy in the Dominican Republic in 2022 — 0.163 kg/$. Ranked 63 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 81.1%.

2022 0.163 kg/$ +1.24% vs 2021
World rank 63of 164
Period maximum 0.406 kg/$1996
Period minimum 0.083 kg/$1951

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Dominican Republic, 1950–202200.20.40.619501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.09 kg/$1952: 0.127 kg/$1954: 0.129 kg/$1956: 0.173 kg/$1958: 0.167 kg/$1960: 0.155 kg/$1962: 0.162 kg/$1964: 0.2 kg/$1966: 0.193 kg/$1968: 0.262 kg/$1970: 0.282 kg/$1972: 0.341 kg/$1974: 0.395 kg/$1976: 0.349 kg/$1978: 0.279 kg/$1980: 0.298 kg/$1982: 0.276 kg/$1984: 0.309 kg/$1986: 0.338 kg/$1988: 0.375 kg/$1990: 0.32 kg/$1992: 0.339 kg/$1994: 0.339 kg/$1996: 0.406 kg/$1998: 0.367 kg/$2000: 0.336 kg/$2002: 0.333 kg/$2004: 0.263 kg/$2006: 0.232 kg/$2008: 0.213 kg/$2010: 0.191 kg/$2012: 0.181 kg/$2014: 0.164 kg/$2016: 0.163 kg/$2018: 0.152 kg/$2020: 0.162 kg/$2022: 0.163 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.073 (+81.11%) Average annual rate: 0.83 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic 0.163 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Dominican Republic, by year Dominican Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.163 +0.002 +1.24%
2021 0.161 −0.001 −0.62%
2020 0.162 −0.002 −1.22%
2019 0.164 +0.012 +7.89%
2018 0.152 +0 +0%
2017 0.152 −0.011 −6.75%
2016 0.163 −0.003 −1.81%
2015 0.166 +0.002 +1.22%
2014 0.164 −0.008 −4.65%
2013 0.172 −0.009 −4.97%
2012 0.181 −0.005 −2.69%
2011 0.186 −0.005 −2.62%
2010 0.191 −0.011 −5.45%
2009 0.202 −0.011 −5.16%
2008 0.213 −0.007 −3.18%
2007 0.22 −0.012 −5.17%
2006 0.232 −0.013 −5.31%
2005 0.245 −0.018 −6.84%
2004 0.263 −0.071 −21.26%
2003 0.334 +0.001 +0.3%
2002 0.333 +0.006 +1.83%
2001 0.327 −0.009 −2.68%
2000 0.336 −0.003 −0.88%
1999 0.339 −0.028 −7.63%
1998 0.367 −0.02 −5.17%
1997 0.387 −0.019 −4.68%
1996 0.406 +0.001 +0.25%
1995 0.405 +0.066 +19.47%
1994 0.339 +0.004 +1.19%
1993 0.335 −0.004 −1.18%
1992 0.339 +0.006 +1.8%
1991 0.333 +0.013 +4.06%
1990 0.32 −0.03 −8.57%
1989 0.35 −0.025 −6.67%
1988 0.375 +0 +0%
1987 0.375 +0.037 +10.95%
1986 0.338 +0.027 +8.68%
1985 0.311 +0.002 +0.65%
1984 0.309 −0.021 −6.36%
1983 0.33 +0.054 +19.57%
1982 0.276 +0.003 +1.1%
1981 0.273 −0.025 −8.39%
1980 0.298 −0.036 −10.78%
1979 0.334 +0.055 +19.71%
1978 0.279 −0.015 −5.1%
1977 0.294 −0.055 −15.76%
1976 0.349 −0.024 −6.43%
1975 0.373 −0.022 −5.57%
1974 0.395 +0.006 +1.54%
1973 0.389 +0.048 +14.08%
1972 0.341 +0.052 +17.99%
1971 0.289 +0.007 +2.48%
1970 0.282 +0.016 +6.02%
1969 0.266 +0.004 +1.53%
1968 0.262 +0.087 +49.71%
1967 0.175 −0.018 −9.33%
1966 0.193 −0.009 −4.46%
1965 0.202 +0.002 +1%
1964 0.2 +0.047 +30.72%
1963 0.153 −0.009 −5.56%
1962 0.162 +0.005 +3.18%
1961 0.157 +0.002 +1.29%
1960 0.155 −0.019 −10.92%
1959 0.174 +0.007 +4.19%
1958 0.167 −0.004 −2.34%
1957 0.171 −0.002 −1.16%
1956 0.173 −0.004 −2.26%
1955 0.177 +0.048 +37.21%
1954 0.129 −0.006 −4.44%
1953 0.135 +0.008 +6.3%
1952 0.127 +0.044 +53.01%
1951 0.083 −0.007 −7.78%
1950 0.09 — —

Caribbean, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DO Dominican Republic 0.163 HT Haiti 0.164 DM Dominica 0.244 CU Cuba 0.276 LC Saint Lucia 0.296 BB Barbados 0.386 JM Jamaica 0.395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 0.999
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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