Land use hidden — Forest in Dominica
Dominica: Land use hidden — Forest was 478.7 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land use hidden — Forest in Dominica, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 478.7 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Dominica peaked at 503.1 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 478.7 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 146th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Forest in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 503.1 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 500.66 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 498.22 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 495.78 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 493.34 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 490.9 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 488.46 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 486.02 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 483.58 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 481.14 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 478.7 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 478.7 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 478.7 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,224 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 478.7 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 2% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 492.12 Square kilometres | 481.14 Square kilometres | 503.1 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 478.7 Square kilometres | 478.7 Square kilometres | 478.7 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 478.7 Square kilometres | 478.7 Square kilometres | 478.7 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 478.7 Square kilometres | 478.7 Square kilometres | 478.7 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 — forest in Dominica?
- Land use hidden — forest in Dominica was 478.7 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 503.1 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 478.7 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Dominica ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Forest. 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