Change forest area share total in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Change forest area share total was 0.2933 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.2933 for change forest area share total in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2968 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0856, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 37th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1576 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1573 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1571 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1568 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1566 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1563 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1561 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1559 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1556 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1554 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0945 | -39.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0944 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0943 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0942 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0941 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.094 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0939 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0939 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0938 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0937 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2605 | +178.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2598 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2591 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2585 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2578 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0859 | -66.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0858 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0857 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0857 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0856 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2968 | +246.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2959 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2951 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2942 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2933 | -0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.2933 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +246.8% | 0.0856 | 0.2968 |
| 2011 | +178.1% | 0.0937 | 0.2605 |
| 2016 | -66.7% | 0.2578 | 0.0859 |
| 2001 | -39.2% | 0.1554 | 0.0945 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1566 | 0.1556 | 0.1576 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1002 | 0.0938 | 0.1554 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1733 | 0.0857 | 0.2605 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2602 | 0.0856 | 0.2968 | 6 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1039 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.84 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Dominican Republic?
- Change forest area share total in Dominican Republic was 0.2933 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2968 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0856 in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for change forest area share total?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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