Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Dominica
Dominica: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 150.31 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Dominica, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Dominica stood at 150.31 kilograms per person.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Dominica peaked at 288.51 kilograms per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 141.99 kilograms per person, in 2015.
That places Dominica 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Dominica, year by year
| Year | kilograms per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 287.18 kilograms per person | — |
| 1991 | 288.51 kilograms per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 288.42 kilograms per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 287.96 kilograms per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 287.8 kilograms per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 143.91 kilograms per person | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 144.05 kilograms per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 144.27 kilograms per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 144.63 kilograms per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 145.17 kilograms per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 145.93 kilograms per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 146.41 kilograms per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 146.23 kilograms per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 145.88 kilograms per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 145.64 kilograms per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 145.46 kilograms per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 145.3 kilograms per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 145.22 kilograms per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 145.21 kilograms per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 145.18 kilograms per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 145.2 kilograms per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 144.77 kilograms per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 144.64 kilograms per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 143.4 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 142.07 kilograms per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 141.99 kilograms per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 143.62 kilograms per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 145.96 kilograms per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 146.64 kilograms per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 147.27 kilograms per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 147.96 kilograms per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 148.76 kilograms per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 149.59 kilograms per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 150.31 kilograms per person | +0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 150.31 kilograms per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 188.13 kilograms per person, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 150.31 kilograms per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 212.63 kilograms per person, 71% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -50.0% | 287.8 kilograms per person | 143.91 kilograms per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216.19 kilograms per person | 143.91 kilograms per person | 288.51 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.65 kilograms per person | 145.18 kilograms per person | 146.41 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 144.56 kilograms per person | 141.99 kilograms per person | 147.27 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.15 kilograms per person | 147.96 kilograms per person | 150.31 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 58.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0277 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Dominica?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Dominica was 150.31 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 288.51 kilograms per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 141.99 kilograms per person in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Dominica ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.