Annual forest expansion in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual forest expansion was 31,240 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual forest expansion in Dominican Republic, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual forest expansion in Dominican Republic is 31,240 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 63.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual forest expansion in Dominican Republic peaked at 31,240 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,810 hectares per year, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Annual forest expansion in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22,090 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 8,810 hectares per year | -60.1% |
| 2010 | 19,120 hectares per year | +117.0% |
| 2015 | 24,700 hectares per year | +29.2% |
| 2020 | 31,240 hectares per year | +26.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 31,240 hectares per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,420 hectares per year, 7.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 31,240 hectares per year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,445 hectares per year, 4.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,090 hectares per year | 22,090 hectares per year | 22,090 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,810 hectares per year | 8,810 hectares per year | 8,810 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 21,910 hectares per year | 19,120 hectares per year | 24,700 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 31,240 hectares per year | 31,240 hectares per year | 31,240 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 annual forest expansion in Dominican Republic?
- Annual forest expansion in Dominican Republic was 31,240 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual forest expansion recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31,240 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual forest expansion recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,810 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual forest expansion?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual forest expansion rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest expansion is the sum of afforestation (the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding) and natural forest expansion (expansion of forests through natural succession on land that, until then, was under another land use).