Environment in Dominican Republic

55 indicators covering environment for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% 55th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 9.01 Mt CO2e 2024 up 78.6% 76th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3266 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.2% 86th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 14.77 Mt CO2e 2024 up 49.1% 56th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.99 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 42.4% 93rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.22 Mt CO2e 2024 up 57.7% 65th
Aquaculture production 4,200 metric tons 2024 up 92.6% 106th
Capture fisheries production 19,844 metric tons 2024 up 44.0% 129th
Total fisheries production 24,044 metric tons 2024 up 50.6% 132nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.54 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.8% 75th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 5.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 81.8% 62nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5325 Mt CO2e 2024 up 205.9% 89th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.89 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.9% 81st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 2.49 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.9% 83rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0459 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.0% 104th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e 2024 up 85.8% 68th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e 2024 up 47.4% 77th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1658 Mt CO2e 2024 up 45.2% 89th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.103 Mt CO2e 2024 up 71.4% 74th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.043 Mt CO2e 2024 up 99.1% 66th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.14 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.3% 94th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2584 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.8% 102nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0213 Mt CO2e 2024 down 4.9% 69th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.2% 85th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 33.0% 99th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e 2024 up 5.6% 75th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e 2024 up 11.4% 105th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.7% 124th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.9% 76th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.5% 88th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.9% 90th
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 2.05 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.2% 61st
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1236 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 0.2% 99th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 326.8% 2024 up 91.5% 49th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 91.2% 2024 up 85.8% 60th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 209.7% 2024 up 90.4% 42nd
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 74.1% 2024 up 68.3% 69th
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 70th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.2366 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24.3% 50th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 39.55 2022 unchanged 46th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0005 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.0% 75th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 52 Mt CO2e 2023 up 41.7% 78th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop 2.2 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 48th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 79.6% 2023 up 14.5% 99th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 93.5% 2023 up 5.8% 87th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 96.9% 2023 up 1.7% 96th
Forest rents 0.0% 2021 down 27.9% 138th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 13.69 2022 up 65.5% 117th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -2.25 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 86th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 4.45 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 61st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 59th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 38th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 29.3% 2017 down 60.1% 144th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 123rd
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 92nd