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 51st of 234 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 48 Burkina Faso 31.39 % compare
- 49 Türkiye 31.21 % compare
- 50 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 30.83 % compare
- 52 Yugoslav SFR 29.94 % compare
- 53 Caribbean 29.81 % compare
- 54 Guinea 29.68 % compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.16 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.39 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.34 ha/cap (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 51st out of 234 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.