Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominica
Dominica: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 76.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
76.5%
World rank
10th
of 219 countries
All-time high
78.4%
in 1990
All-time low
76.5%
in 2025
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominica, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 76.5% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominica peaked at 78.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2025.
That places Dominica 10th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.4% | — |
| 2000 | 78.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 76.8% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.1% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 77.1% | 77.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 76.5% | 76.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 61.4% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 85.8% compare
- 8 American Samoa 79.2% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.5% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.1% compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.4% compare
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)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.67 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 150 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.27 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.13 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominica?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominica was 76.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Dominica ranks 10th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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