Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica
Dominica: Deforestation embedded in trade was -0.56 hectares in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica, 2006–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica is -0.56 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 366.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica peaked at -0.11 hectares in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.56 hectares, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 131st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -0.14 hectares | — |
| 2007 | -0.13 hectares | -7.1% |
| 2008 | -0.13 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.4 hectares | +207.7% |
| 2010 | -0.41 hectares | +2.5% |
| 2012 | -0.13 hectares | -68.3% |
| 2013 | -0.12 hectares | -7.7% |
| 2014 | -0.11 hectares | -8.3% |
| 2019 | -0.13 hectares | +18.2% |
| 2020 | -0.27 hectares | +107.7% |
| 2021 | -0.27 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.49 hectares | +81.5% |
| 2023 | -0.56 hectares | +14.3% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's -0.56 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,506 hectares. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominica's -0.56 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.12 hectares, 4.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -207.7% | -0.13 hectares | -0.4 hectares |
| 2020 | -107.7% | -0.13 hectares | -0.27 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2 hectares | -0.4 hectares | -0.13 hectares | 4 |
| 2010s | -0.18 hectares | -0.41 hectares | -0.11 hectares | 5 |
| 2020s | -0.3975 hectares | -0.56 hectares | -0.27 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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)
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica?
- Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominica was -0.56 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was -0.11 hectares in 2014.
- What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.56 hectares in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Dominica ranks 131st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 366.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.