Commodity driven deforestation in Dominica
Dominica: Commodity driven deforestation was 9.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Commodity driven deforestation in Dominica, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 9.65 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.8% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Dominica peaked at 2,066 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 2016.
That places Dominica 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commodity driven deforestation in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.71 | — |
| 2002 | 6.75 | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1 | +79.1% |
| 2004 | 21.22 | +75.4% |
| 2005 | 16.03 | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 8.61 | -46.3% |
| 2007 | 14.4 | +67.3% |
| 2008 | 30.94 | +114.9% |
| 2009 | 19.44 | -37.2% |
| 2010 | 30.05 | +54.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2 | -62.7% |
| 2012 | 54.54 | +386.8% |
| 2013 | 8.24 | -84.9% |
| 2014 | 6.01 | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -79.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 2,066 | +185520.7% |
| 2018 | 17.59 | -99.1% |
| 2019 | 28.8 | +63.8% |
| 2020 | 27.9 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.84 | -54.0% |
| 2022 | 5.57 | -56.7% |
| 2023 | 16.03 | +188.0% |
| 2024 | 9.65 | -39.8% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 9.65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.26, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 9.65 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +185520.7% | 1.11 | 2,066 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.02 | 5.71 | 30.94 | 9 |
| 2010s | 222.51 | 1.11 | 2,066 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4 | 5.57 | 27.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- 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 0.0304 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.66 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commodity driven deforestation in Dominica?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Dominica was 9.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,066 in 2017.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 2016.
- How does Dominica rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Dominica ranks 151st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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