Inland waters — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Inland waters — Area was 67.18 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Dominican Republic is 67.18 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 67.18 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36 1000 ha, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 125th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.07 1000 ha | 36 1000 ha | 66.73 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 67 1000 ha | 66.73 1000 ha | 67.18 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 122 Serbia 90.13 1000 ha compare
- 123 Eritrea 83 1000 ha compare
- 124 French Guiana 79.05 1000 ha compare
- 126 Afghanistan 64 1000 ha compare
- 127 Croatia 63 1000 ha compare
- 128 Burkina Faso 60 1000 ha compare
- 128 Honduras 60 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)
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.12 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Dominican Republic?
- Inland waters — area in Dominican Republic was 67.18 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 67.18 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for inland waters — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 125th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. 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 Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.