Forest area in Dominica
Dominica: Forest area was 57,350 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Dominica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Dominica is 57,350 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Dominica peaked at 58,830 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57,350 hectares, in 2025.
Dominica ranks 169th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58,704 hectares | 58,578 hectares | 58,830 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,464 hectares | 58,379 hectares | 58,550 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,922 hectares | 57,616 hectares | 58,360 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,460 hectares | 57,350 hectares | 57,570 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 166 Jordan 70,700 hectares compare
- 167 Micronesia (country) 64,570 hectares compare
- 168 Iceland 61,480 hectares compare
- 170 Sao Tome and Principe 55,280 hectares compare
- 172 Cape Verde 51,060 hectares compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0565 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0264 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Dominica?
- Forest area in Dominica was 57,350 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 58,830 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,350 hectares in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for forest area?
- Dominica ranks 169th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.