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 117th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,132 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,136 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,139 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,142 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,146 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,149 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,152 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,156 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,159 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,162 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,166 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,168 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,170 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,172 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,174 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,176 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,178 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,180 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,182 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,184 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,186 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,192 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,198 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,203 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,209 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,215 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,217 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,219 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,221 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,222 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,224 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,231 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,238 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,244 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,251 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,257 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2,257 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2,257 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 114 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 115 Uganda 2,368 1000 ha compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
- 118 Lithuania 2,216 1000 ha compare
- 119 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,162 1000 ha compare
- 120 Sri Lanka 2,121 1000 ha 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 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 117th out of 249 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.