Country area — Area in Dominica
Dominica: Country area — Area was 75.1 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Dominica stood at 75.1 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Dominica peaked at 75.1 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75 1000 ha, in 1961.
Dominica ranks 217th of 267 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Country area — Area in Dominica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.1 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 75.1 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10,988 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 75.1 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,200 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.04 1000 ha | 75 1000 ha | 75.1 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- 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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Dominica?
- Country area — area in Dominica was 75.1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for country area — area?
- Dominica ranks 217th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.