Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was 6,622 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Dominican Republic, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Dominican Republic is 6,622, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Dominican Republic peaked at 6,622 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,904, in 2016.
That places Dominican Republic 32nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,365 | 3,365 | 3,365 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,180 | 2,048 | 3,365 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,821 | 1,904 | 5,710 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,836 | 1,904 | 6,622 | 6 |
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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 domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Dominican Republic?
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Dominican Republic was 6,622 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6,622 in 2021.
- What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,904 in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 32nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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