Annual change forest area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual change forest area was 6,622 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6,622
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
6,622
in 2021
All-time low
1,904
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Dominican Republic is 6,622, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Dominican Republic peaked at 6,622 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,904, in 2016.
Dominican Republic ranks 32nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3,365 | — |
| 1992 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,365 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,048 | -39.1% |
| 2002 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,048 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,710 | +178.8% |
| 2012 | 5,710 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,710 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,710 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,710 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,904 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 1,904 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,904 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,904 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,904 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,622 | +247.8% |
| 2022 | 6,622 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,622 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6,622 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6,622 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 6,622 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,365 | 3,365 | 3,365 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,180 | 2,048 | 3,365 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,821 | 1,904 | 5,710 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,836 | 1,904 | 6,622 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1039 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.84 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Dominican Republic?
- Annual change forest area in Dominican Republic was 6,622 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6,622 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,904 in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual change forest area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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