Arable land use per person in Dominica
Dominica: Arable land use per person was 0.0902 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0902 hectares per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
116th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1313 hectares per person
in 1962
All-time low
0.0432 hectares per person
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.0902 hectares per person for arable land use per person in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Dominica peaked at 0.1313 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 hectares per person, in 1995.
Dominica ranks 116th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land use per person in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1163 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1313 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1296 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1278 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.126 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1085 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1067 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1049 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.103 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1016 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1007 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0992 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0985 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0978 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0967 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0963 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0959 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0958 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0959 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0825 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0829 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0833 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0836 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.084 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0845 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0708 hectares per person | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0713 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0718 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0577 hectares per person | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0577 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0432 hectares per person | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0432 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0433 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0434 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0581 hectares per person | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 0.073 hectares per person | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0732 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0731 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.073 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0728 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0727 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0727 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0726 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0726 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0871 hectares per person | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0871 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0869 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0868 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0861 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0853 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0852 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0862 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0876 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.088 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0884 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0888 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0893 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0898 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0902 hectares per person | +0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0902 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0902 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0857 hectares per person, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +33.8% | 0.0434 hectares per person | 0.0581 hectares per person |
| 2000 | +25.7% | 0.0581 hectares per person | 0.073 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1171 hectares per person | 0.103 hectares per person | 0.1313 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0984 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | 0.1016 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0835 hectares per person | 0.0708 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0534 hectares per person | 0.0432 hectares per person | 0.0718 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0743 hectares per person | 0.0726 hectares per person | 0.0871 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0868 hectares per person | 0.0852 hectares per person | 0.0884 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0895 hectares per person | 0.0888 hectares per person | 0.0902 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 113 Luxembourg 0.092 hectares per person compare
- 114 Venezuela 0.0919 hectares per person compare
- 115 Liberia 0.091 hectares per person compare
- 117 Mauritania 0.0896 hectares per person compare
- 118 Congo 0.089 hectares per person compare
- 119 United Kingdom 0.0882 hectares per person 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Dominica?
- Arable land use per person in Dominica was 0.0902 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1313 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for arable land use per person?
- Dominica ranks 116th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.