Imported deforestation in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Imported deforestation was 4,748 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Imported deforestation in Dominican Republic, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imported deforestation in Dominican Republic is 4,748 hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Dominican Republic peaked at 5,579 hectares in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,298 hectares, in 2017.
Dominican Republic ranks 49th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,315 hectares | 3,482 hectares | 5,579 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,186 hectares | 2,298 hectares | 5,007 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,659 hectares | 2,362 hectares | 5,002 hectares | 4 |
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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 imported deforestation in Dominican Republic?
- Imported deforestation in Dominican Republic was 4,748 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5,579 hectares in 2007.
- What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,298 hectares in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for imported deforestation?
- Dominican Republic ranks 49th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.