Exported deforestation in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Exported deforestation was 124.96 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Exported deforestation in Dominican Republic, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 124.96 hectares for exported deforestation in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exported deforestation in Dominican Republic peaked at 538.13 hectares in 2017 and was at its lowest, 115.78 hectares, in 2022.
That places Dominican Republic 79th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240.31 hectares | 221.56 hectares | 284.62 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 450.98 hectares | 303.8 hectares | 538.13 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 214.73 hectares | 115.78 hectares | 323.2 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 exported deforestation in Dominican Republic?
- Exported deforestation in Dominican Republic was 124.96 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exported deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 538.13 hectares in 2017.
- What is the lowest exported deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 115.78 hectares in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for exported deforestation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 79th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is exported deforestation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Exported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.