Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Dominica
Dominica: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Dominica is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Dominica peaked at 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Dominica 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Dominica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 100 Grenada 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 101 American Samoa 0.0084 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 102 Finland 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0072 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 105 Palestine 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 106 Panama 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1773 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Dominica?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Dominica was 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Dominica ranks 103rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.