Land use hidden — Cropland in Dominica
Dominica: Land use hidden — Cropland was 230 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 230 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Dominica peaked at 230 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 150 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Dominica 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 160 Square kilometres | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 170 Square kilometres | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 170 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 160 Square kilometres | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 160 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 150 Square kilometres | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 150 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 170 Square kilometres | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 190 Square kilometres | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 200 Square kilometres | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 210 Square kilometres | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 230 Square kilometres | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 230 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 230 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,313 Square kilometres, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 230 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,443 Square kilometres, 4% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.33 Square kilometres | 150 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 168 Square kilometres | 160 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 157 Square kilometres | 150 Square kilometres | 170 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 Square kilometres | 190 Square kilometres | 210 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 230 Square kilometres | 230 Square kilometres | 230 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 230 Square kilometres | 230 Square kilometres | 230 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 145 Réunion 286.65 Square kilometres compare
- 146 French Polynesia 285 Square kilometres compare
- 147 Qatar 240 Square kilometres compare
- 149 Guadeloupe 223.87 Square kilometres compare
- 150 Mayotte 193.89 Square kilometres compare
- 151 Martinique 168.48 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Dominica?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Dominica was 230 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 230 Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Dominica ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. 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: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata