Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 1,860 Square kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Dominican Republic, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2024, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Dominican Republic stood at 1,860 Square kilometres.
That represents a change of up 35.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,058 Square kilometres in 2013 and was at its lowest, 724 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Dominican Republic ranks 38th of 152 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 724 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 852 Square kilometres | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 1,231 Square kilometres | +44.5% |
| 2008 | 1,231 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,611 Square kilometres | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 1,679 Square kilometres | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 1,611 Square kilometres | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 1,709 Square kilometres | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 2,058 Square kilometres | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 1,978 Square kilometres | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1,640 Square kilometres | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 2,053 Square kilometres | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 2,053 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,690 Square kilometres | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 1,344 Square kilometres | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 1,173 Square kilometres | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 1,173 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,966 Square kilometres | +67.6% |
| 2023 | 1,368 Square kilometres | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 1,860 Square kilometres | +35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,130 Square kilometres | 724 Square kilometres | 1,611 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,782 Square kilometres | 1,344 Square kilometres | 2,058 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,508 Square kilometres | 1,173 Square kilometres | 1,966 Square kilometres | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 35 Tunisia 1,962 Square kilometres compare
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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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0307 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Dominican Republic?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Dominican Republic was 1,860 Square kilometres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,058 Square kilometres in 2013.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 724 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata