Dominican Republic vs Spain: Annual afforestation
Dominican Republic
3,510 hectares per year
in 2020
Spain
2,800 hectares per year
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
29th
Spain rank
32nd
Annual afforestation over time
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3,510 hectares per year against 2,800 hectares per year in Spain, a difference of 710 hectares per year.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 29th and Spain ranks 32nd of 106 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,200 hectares per year | 74,620 hectares per year | 72,420 hectares per year | Spain |
| 2000s | 6,730 hectares per year | 20,910 hectares per year | 14,180 hectares per year | Spain |
| 2010s | 9,895 hectares per year | 3,350 hectares per year | 6,545 hectares per year | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3,510 hectares per year | 2,800 hectares per year | 710 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 Spain?
- Dominican Republic, at 3,510 hectares per year against 2,800 hectares per year in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual afforestation between Dominican Republic and Spain?
- 710 hectares per year, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Spain rank globally for annual afforestation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th and Spain ranks 32nd 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.