Dominican Republic vs Uruguay: Share of annual global forest expansion
Dominican Republic
0.6%
in 2020
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
18th
Uruguay rank
20th
Share of annual global forest expansion over time
- Dominican Republic
- Uruguay
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.7 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 110 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of annual global forest expansion, Dominican Republic or Uruguay?
- Dominican Republic, at 0.6% against 0.3% in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of annual global forest expansion between Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 0.3%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Uruguay rank globally for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 110 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 Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.