Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 310.1 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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 land area equipped for irrigation — area in Dominican Republic is 310.1 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 310.1 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 110 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Dominican Republic 78th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 116.67 1000 ha | 110 1000 ha | 125 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 139 1000 ha | 125 1000 ha | 160 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 197.9 1000 ha | 165 1000 ha | 225 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 247.7 1000 ha | 225 1000 ha | 270 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 288.15 1000 ha | 275 1000 ha | 306.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.51 1000 ha | 299.5 1000 ha | 310.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 310.1 1000 ha | 310.1 1000 ha | 310.1 1000 ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 130,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 130,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 53,809 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3,250 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 29,685 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 7,783 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 361,208 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Dominican Republic?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Dominican Republic was 310.1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 310.1 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 78th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.