Cropland — Share in Land area in Dominica
Dominica: Cropland — Share in Land area was 29.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Dominica stood at 29.96 %.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Dominica peaked at 30 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20 %, in 1961.
Dominica ranks 55th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 % | — |
| 1962 | 21.33 % | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.67 % | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 21.33 % | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.33 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 20 % | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.67 % | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 25.33 % | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 26.67 % | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.33 % | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 30 % | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.96 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 29.96 % | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 29.96 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.44 %, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 29.96 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.03 %, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.78 % | 20 % | 22.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.67 % | 22.67 % | 22.67 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.4 % | 21.33 % | 22.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.93 % | 20 % | 22.67 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.6 % | 25.33 % | 27.33 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 30 % | 30 % | 30 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.98 % | 29.96 % | 30 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More environment data for Dominica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0304 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 2.66 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Dominica?
- Cropland — share in land area in Dominica was 29.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 30 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 % in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Dominica ranks 55th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land 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.