Central America vs Dominica: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Central America
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 76.42 % against 36.82 % in Central America, a difference of 39.6 %.
That makes Dominica's figure about 2.1 times Central America's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Dominica has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 13th and Dominica ranks 11th of 32 groups.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.53 % | 78.27 % | 37.74 % | Dominica |
| 2000s | 38.88 % | 77.95 % | 39.08 % | Dominica |
| 2010s | 37.71 % | 77.23 % | 39.52 % | Dominica |
| 2020s | 37 % | 76.6 % | 39.6 % | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Central America or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 76.42 % against 36.82 % in Central America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Central America and Dominica?
- 39.6 %, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Dominica?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Dominica rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Central America ranks 13th and Dominica ranks 11th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.