Dominican Republic vs Somalia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Dominican Republic
0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
84th
Somalia rank
86th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Dominican Republic
- Somalia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Somalia ranks 86th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1860s | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1870s | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1880s | 0.2351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1890s | 0.2286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1900s | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1910s | 0.251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1920s | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1930s | 0.1502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1940s | 0.1755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1950s | 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1960s | 0.259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.2639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.2712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.2967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3519 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Dominican Republic or Somalia?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Dominican Republic and Somalia?
- 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Somalia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Somalia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Dominican Republic ranks 84th and Somalia ranks 86th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.