Forest land — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forest land — Area was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2,257 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,257 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,132 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,147 1000 ha | 2,132 1000 ha | 2,162 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,175 1000 ha | 2,166 1000 ha | 2,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,208 1000 ha | 2,186 1000 ha | 2,222 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,241 1000 ha | 2,224 1000 ha | 2,257 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 106 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
- 107 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
- 109 Lithuania 2,216 1000 ha compare
- 110 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,162 1000 ha compare
- 111 Sri Lanka 2,121 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 23.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 310.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 67.18 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,149 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 288.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 42.07 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,044 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Dominican Republic?
- Forest land — area in Dominican Republic was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,132 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forest land — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 108th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, 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.