Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Dominican Republic

9,293 hectares

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

5,420 hectares

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

48th

Papua New Guinea rank

51st

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Dominican Republic currently reports 9,293 hectares against 5,420 hectares in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3,874 hectares.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.7 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 48th and Papua New Guinea ranks 51st of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.