Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Dominica
Dominica: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Dominica is 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Dominica peaked at 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Dominica 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Dominica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0253 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 39 Italy 0.0316 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Tunisia 0.0315 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Guinea 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Belgium 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1773 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Dominica?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Dominica was 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Dominica ranks 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.