Arable land — Area in Dominica
Dominica: Arable land — Area was 5.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 5.5 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Dominica peaked at 8 1000 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3 1000 ha, in 1995.
That places Dominica 192nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.44 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 8 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 1000 ha | 3 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 1000 ha | 5 1000 ha | 5.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5 1000 ha | 5.5 1000 ha | 5.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 1000 ha | 5.5 1000 ha | 5.5 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 189 Malta 6.98 1000 ha compare
- 190 Micronesia 6.36 1000 ha compare
- 191 New Caledonia 5.97 1000 ha compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 1000 ha compare
- 194 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 4.3 1000 ha compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 4 1000 ha compare
- 195 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 4 1000 ha compare
- 195 Brunei Darussalam 4 1000 ha compare
- 195 Sao Tome and Principe 4 1000 ha compare
- 195 Western Sahara 4 1000 ha compare
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.34 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 29.96 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Dominica?
- Arable land — area in Dominica was 5.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 8 1000 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for arable land — area?
- Dominica ranks 192nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — 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.