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 86th out of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 110 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 115 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 115 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 120 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 120 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 120 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 125 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 125 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 125 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 125 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 130 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 135 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 140 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 145 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 150 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 155 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 160 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 165 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 170 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 176 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 180 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 190 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 198 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 225 1000 ha | +13.6% |
| 1987 | 225 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 225 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 225 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 225 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 225 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 230 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 230 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 250 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 259 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 259 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 263 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 266 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 270 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 275 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 275 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 275 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 275 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 290 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 290 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 295 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 300 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 306.5 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 299.5 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 304.8 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 310.1 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 310.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 310.1 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 348.1 1000 ha, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 310.1 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90 1000 ha, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1039 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.84 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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 86th out of 217 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.