Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 226,810 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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
Dominican Republic recorded 226,810 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Dominican Republic peaked at 226,810 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,010 hectares, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30,928 hectares | 21,010 hectares | 40,846 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,312 hectares | 43,050 hectares | 103,575 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,026 hectares | 110,300 hectares | 197,456 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,045 hectares | 209,280 hectares | 226,810 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Dominican Republic?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Dominican Republic was 226,810 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 226,810 hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,010 hectares in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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