Forest area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forest area was 2.26 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.26 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
104th
of 235 countries
All-time high
2.26 million hectares
in 2025
All-time low
2.13 million hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 2.26 million hectares, 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 in Dominican Republic peaked at 2.26 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million hectares, 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 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.13 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 2.14 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2.14 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.15 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2.15 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2.16 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2.16 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.16 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.17 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.17 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.17 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.17 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.17 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.18 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.18 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.18 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.19 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.19 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.20 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.20 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.22 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.22 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.22 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.22 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.22 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.23 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.24 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.24 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2.26 million hectares | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2.26 million hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million hectares, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2.26 million hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945 hectares, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.13 million hectares | 2.16 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million hectares | 2.17 million hectares | 2.18 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.24 million hectares | 2.22 million hectares | 2.26 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 2.41 million hectares compare
- 102 Uganda 2.37 million hectares compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 2.33 million hectares compare
- 105 Lithuania 2.22 million hectares compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.16 million hectares compare
- 107 Sri Lanka 2.12 million hectares compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Dominican Republic?
- Forest area in Dominican Republic was 2.26 million 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2.26 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forest area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area 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 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.