Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 12.01 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Dominican Republic, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Dominican Republic is 12.01 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Dominican Republic peaked at 12.75 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.92 %, in 2002.
That places Dominican Republic 24th out of 76 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.9 % | — |
| 2002 | 7.92 % | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 7.99 % | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.31 % | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3 % | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 9.64 % | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 9.26 % | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.32 % | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.22 % | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.98 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.56 % | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 10.09 % | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 10.76 % | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 11.43 % | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 11.8 % | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 12.25 % | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.53 % | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 12.58 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 12.75 % | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.73 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.45 % | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.26 % | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.01 % | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1 % | 7.92 % | 10.3 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.89 % | 8.93 % | 12.58 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.44 % | 12.01 % | 12.75 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 21 Tajikistan 14.61 % compare
- 22 Denmark 14.4 % compare
- 23 Myanmar 13.23 % compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 9.7 % compare
- 26 Armenia 9.33 % compare
- 27 Philippines 9.26 % compare
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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -95.24 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Dominican Republic?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Dominican Republic was 12.01 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 12.75 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.92 % in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Dominican Republic ranks 24th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.