Annual change in forest area in Dominica
Dominica: Annual change in forest area was -44 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Dominica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Dominica stood at -44 hectares.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Dominica peaked at -19 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -112 hectares, in 2011.
Dominica ranks 154th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -28 hectares | -28 hectares | -28 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -19.9 hectares | -28 hectares | -19 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -76.3 hectares | -112 hectares | -19 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -44.33 hectares | -46 hectares | -44 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 152 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -22 hectares compare
- 155 Slovenia -55.98 hectares compare
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda -66 hectares compare
- 157 Cyprus -168 hectares compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0565 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0264 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Dominica?
- Annual change in forest area in Dominica was -44 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was -19 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -112 hectares in 2011.
- How does Dominica rank for annual change in forest area?
- Dominica ranks 154th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.