Country area — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Country area — Area was 14,684 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Country area — Area in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Dominican Republic is 14,684 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 201.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 14,684 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,867 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 102nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,849 1000 ha | 4,867 1000 ha | 14,684 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,684 1000 ha | 14,684 1000 ha | 14,684 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 23.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 310.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 67.18 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,149 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 288.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 42.07 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,044 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Dominican Republic?
- Country area — area in Dominican Republic was 14,684 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 14,684 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,867 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for country area — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 102nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.