Dominican Republic vs Latvia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Dominican Republic
6,622 hectares
in 2025
Latvia
6,566 hectares
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
32nd
Latvia rank
33rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Dominican Republic
- Latvia
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 6,622 hectares against 6,566 hectares in Latvia, a difference of 56 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Latvia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 33rd of 235 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,365 hectares | 6,800 hectares | 3,435 hectares | Latvia |
| 2000s | 2,180 hectares | 12,481 hectares | 10,301 hectares | Latvia |
| 2010s | 3,821 hectares | 6,802 hectares | 2,981 hectares | Latvia |
| 2020s | 5,836 hectares | 6,655 hectares | 819.7 hectares | Latvia |
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 Latvia?
- Dominican Republic, at 6,622 hectares against 6,566 hectares in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Dominican Republic and Latvia?
- 56 hectares, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Latvia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Latvia ranks 33rd 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.