Agriculture-driven deforestation in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 9,293 hectares in 2024. ▬ Flat
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Dominican Republic, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 9,293 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.2% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Dominican Republic peaked at 20,114 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8,232 hectares, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,528 hectares | 8,871 hectares | 17,937 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,391 hectares | 8,834 hectares | 20,114 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,876 hectares | 8,232 hectares | 14,137 hectares | 5 |
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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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Dominican Republic?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Dominican Republic was 9,293 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 20,114 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,232 hectares in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.