Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Annual afforestation
Dominican Republic
3,510 hectares per year
in 2020
Mexico
3,300 hectares per year
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
29th
Mexico rank
30th
Annual afforestation over time
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3,510 hectares per year against 3,300 hectares per year in Mexico, a difference of 210 hectares per year.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 30th of 106 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,200 hectares per year | 620 hectares per year | 1,580 hectares per year | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 6,730 hectares per year | 2,690 hectares per year | 4,040 hectares per year | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 9,895 hectares per year | 3,405 hectares per year | 6,490 hectares per year | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3,510 hectares per year | 3,300 hectares per year | 210 hectares per year | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual afforestation, Dominican Republic or Mexico?
- Dominican Republic, at 3,510 hectares per year against 3,300 hectares per year in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Dominican Republic and Mexico?
- 210 hectares per year, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th and Mexico ranks 30th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual afforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.