Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica
Dominica: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 22.45 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 22.45 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Dominica peaked at 44.44 % in 1962 and was at its lowest, 17.65 %, in 1995.
That places Dominica 138th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.7 % | 36.84 % | 44.44 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.84 % | 36.84 % | 36.84 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.87 % | 27.78 % | 36.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.83 % | 17.65 % | 27.78 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.01 % | 22.73 % | 24.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.45 % | 22.45 % | 22.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.45 % | 22.45 % | 22.45 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.67 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 150 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.27 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.27 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Dominica?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Dominica was 22.45 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 44.44 % in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.65 % in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Dominica ranks 138th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.