Dominican Republic vs Ireland: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Dominican Republic
6,622 hectares
in 2025
Ireland
7,906 hectares
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Ireland rank
31st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Dominican Republic
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7,906 hectares against 6,622 hectares in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1,284 hectares.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 31st of 235 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,365 hectares | 16,872 hectares | 13,507 hectares | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2,180 hectares | 9,789 hectares | 7,609 hectares | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,821 hectares | 7,421 hectares | 3,600 hectares | Ireland |
| 2020s | 5,836 hectares | 7,877 hectares | 2,041 hectares | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Dominican Republic or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 7,906 hectares against 6,622 hectares in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 1,284 hectares, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ireland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Ireland rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Ireland ranks 31st of 235 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.