Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area was 298 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Dominican Republic, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Dominican Republic stood at 298 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 298 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 189.3 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Dominican Republic 45th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 223.89 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 199.22 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 189.3 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 216.2 1000 ha | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 240.2 1000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 222.2 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 215 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 212.2 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 215 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 207.5 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 208.4 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 221.2 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 234 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 246.8 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 259.6 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 272.4 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 285.2 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 298 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 298 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 298 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 298 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 298 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 298 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 298 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 298 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 286.47 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 298 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 603.7 1000 ha, 49% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 214.8 1000 ha | 189.3 1000 ha | 240.2 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 253.11 1000 ha | 207.5 1000 ha | 298 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 298 1000 ha | 298 1000 ha | 298 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Dominican Republic?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — area in Dominican Republic was 298 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 298 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 189.3 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 45th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture area actually irrigated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.