Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 46.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominican Republic is 46.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominican Republic peaked at 46.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 62nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.1% | — |
| 2000 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.1% | 44.1% | 44.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 46.1% | 46.8% | 2 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0158 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominican Republic?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Dominican Republic was 46.8% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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