Forest area as share of land area in Dominica
Dominica: Forest area as share of land area was 76.47 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
76.47
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 216 countries
All-time high
78.44
in 1990
All-time low
76.47
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area as share of land area in Dominica, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Dominica is 76.47, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Dominica peaked at 78.44 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 76.47, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 10th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Forest area as share of land area in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.44 | — |
| 1991 | 78.4 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.37 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.33 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.29 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.25 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.22 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.18 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.14 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 78.1 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.07 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.04 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.02 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.99 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.97 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.94 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.91 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.89 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.86 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.84 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.81 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.66 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 77.51 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.37 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 77.22 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.07 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.01 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.94 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.88 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.82 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.76 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 76.7 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.64 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.58 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.53 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.47 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.27 | 78.1 | 78.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.95 | 77.84 | 78.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.23 | 76.82 | 77.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.61 | 76.47 | 76.76 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 7 Guyana 87.04 compare
- 8 Equatorial Guinea 85.8 compare
- 9 American Samoa 79.25 compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.14 compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.67 compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.44 compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.13 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) — Agricultural Use 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Dominica?
- Forest area as share of land area in Dominica was 76.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 78.44 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.47 in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Dominica ranks 10th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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