Forest area km in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forest area km was 2.26 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.26 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
104th
of 235 countries
All-time high
2.26 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.13 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Dominican Republic is 2.26 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.26 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 104th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.13 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.14 million | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.14 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.15 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.16 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.16 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.24 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.26 million | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.26 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.26 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 million | 2.13 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million | 2.17 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 2.19 million | 2.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 million | 2.22 million | 2.26 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 2.41 million compare
- 102 Uganda 2.37 million compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 2.33 million compare
- 105 Lithuania 2.22 million compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.16 million compare
- 107 Sri Lanka 2.12 million compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1039 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.84 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area km in Dominican Republic?
- Forest area km in Dominican Republic was 2.26 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forest area km?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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