Forest land — Area in Dominica
Dominica: Forest land — Area was 57.35 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Dominica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Dominica is 57.35 1000 ha, 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 land — area in Dominica peaked at 58.83 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 57.35 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Dominica 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.7 1000 ha | 58.58 1000 ha | 58.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.46 1000 ha | 58.38 1000 ha | 58.55 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.92 1000 ha | 57.62 1000 ha | 58.36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.46 1000 ha | 57.35 1000 ha | 57.57 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 172 Jordan 70.7 1000 ha compare
- 173 Micronesia (Federated States of) 64.57 1000 ha compare
- 174 Iceland 61.48 1000 ha compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 55.28 1000 ha compare
- 177 Martinique 52.67 1000 ha compare
- 178 Cabo Verde 51.06 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 8.16 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 69.39 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 17 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 22.45 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.34 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Dominica?
- Forest land — area in Dominica was 57.35 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 58.83 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.35 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Dominica rank for forest land — area?
- Dominica ranks 175th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.