Arable land use per person in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Arable land use per person was 0.0861 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Dominican Republic, 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
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Dominican Republic is 0.0861 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2134 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0773 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Dominican Republic 123rd out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1999 hectares per person | 0.1876 hectares per person | 0.2134 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1838 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 0.1864 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1658 hectares per person | 0.1406 hectares per person | 0.1868 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1208 hectares per person | 0.1069 hectares per person | 0.1365 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0887 hectares per person | 0.079 hectares per person | 0.1042 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0819 hectares per person | 0.0773 hectares per person | 0.0865 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0833 hectares per person | 0.0812 hectares per person | 0.0861 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Dominican Republic?
- Arable land use per person in Dominican Republic was 0.0861 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2134 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0773 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for arable land use per person?
- Dominican Republic ranks 123rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.