Land use hidden — Land area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Land use hidden — Land area was 48,198 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
48,198 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 202 countries
All-time high
48,310 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
48,198 Square kilometres
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area in Dominican Republic is 48,198 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area in Dominican Republic peaked at 48,310 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 48,198 Square kilometres, in 2019.
That places Dominican Republic 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Land area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48,310 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48,310 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48,198 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 48,198 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48,198 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48,198 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48,198 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 48,198 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 160,508 Square kilometres, 30% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 48,198 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48,198 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,299 Square kilometres | 48,198 Square kilometres | 48,310 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,198 Square kilometres | 48,198 Square kilometres | 48,198 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 113 Togo 54,390 Square kilometres compare
- 114 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,200 Square kilometres compare
- 115 Costa Rica 51,060 Square kilometres compare
- 117 Denmark 40,000 Square kilometres compare
- 118 Switzerland 39,510 Square kilometres compare
- 119 Bhutan 38,140 Square kilometres compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area in Dominican Republic?
- Land use hidden — land area in Dominican Republic was 48,198 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48,310 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,198 Square kilometres in 2019.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for land use hidden — land area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 hidden — Land area. 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