Cropland — Area per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.12 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.29 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.11 ha/cap, in 2014.
Dominican Republic ranks 136th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2756 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.251 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.225 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.176 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.2 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.133 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.114 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Cropland — area per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.12 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 ha/cap in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 136th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.