Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Deforestation embedded in trade was 4,623 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominican Republic, 2005–2023
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 Dominican Republic is 4,623 hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in Dominican Republic peaked at 5,348 hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,760 hectares, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 34th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,075 hectares | 3,197 hectares | 5,348 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,735 hectares | 1,760 hectares | 4,525 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,444 hectares | 2,067 hectares | 4,886 hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deforestation embedded in trade in Dominican Republic?
- Deforestation embedded in trade in Dominican Republic was 4,623 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5,348 hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,760 hectares in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Dominican Republic ranks 34th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.