Agriculture — Area in Dominica
Dominica: Agriculture — Area was 24.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture — Area in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Dominica is 24.5 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area in Dominica peaked at 24.5 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Dominica 196th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.33 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8 1000 ha | 18 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7 1000 ha | 17 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.95 1000 ha | 21 1000 ha | 22.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5 1000 ha | 24.5 1000 ha | 24.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5 1000 ha | 24.5 1000 ha | 24.5 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.16 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.39 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.34 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area in Dominica?
- Agriculture — area in Dominica was 24.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture — area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for agriculture — area?
- Dominica ranks 196th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agriculture — 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.