Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 19,544 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Dominican Republic stood at 19,544 Square kilometres.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Dominican Republic peaked at 19,698 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,739 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,739 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 16,094 Square kilometres | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 16,450 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 16,805 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 17,161 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 17,517 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 17,872 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 18,228 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 18,583 Square kilometres | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 18,939 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 19,294 Square kilometres | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 19,328 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 19,361 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 19,394 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19,428 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 19,461 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19,495 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 19,528 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 19,561 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 19,595 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 19,628 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 19,642 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 19,656 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 19,670 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19,684 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 19,698 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 19,536 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 19,537 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19,538 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19,540 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19,541 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19,542 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19,543 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19,544 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 19,544 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27,299 Square kilometres, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 19,544 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,319 Square kilometres, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,339 Square kilometres | 15,739 Square kilometres | 18,939 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,445 Square kilometres | 19,294 Square kilometres | 19,595 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,613 Square kilometres | 19,536 Square kilometres | 19,698 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,543 Square kilometres | 19,541 Square kilometres | 19,544 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 86 Austria 22,402 Square kilometres compare
- 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 20,572 Square kilometres compare
- 88 Malawi 20,463 Square kilometres compare
- 90 Guinea-Bissau 19,535 Square kilometres compare
- 91 Sri Lanka 18,528 Square kilometres compare
- 92 Bangladesh 17,253 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 — naturally regenerating forest in Dominican Republic?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Dominican Republic was 19,544 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 19,698 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,739 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Dominican Republic ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 hidden — Naturally regenerating 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