Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Dominica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Dominica is -0.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Dominica peaked at -0.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2015.
That places Dominica 161st out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 158 Bangladesh -0.1% compare
- 159 South Korea -0.1% compare
- 160 Panama -0.1% compare
- 162 East Timor -0.1% compare
- 163 Cyprus -0.1% compare
- 164 Central African Republic -0.1% compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0565 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0264 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Dominica?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Dominica was -0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominica ranks 161st out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.