Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.013 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Dominican Republic stood at 0.013 Square kilometres per person.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0144 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 Square kilometres per person, in 2018.
That places Dominican Republic 81st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | +198.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.013 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.013 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.013 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0113 Square kilometres per person, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Dominican Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +198.6% | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 78 Yemen 0.0134 Square kilometres per person compare
- 79 Ireland 0.0132 Square kilometres per person compare
- 80 Samoa 0.0131 Square kilometres per person compare
- 82 Greece 0.0127 Square kilometres per person compare
- 83 Uzbekistan 0.0126 Square kilometres per person compare
- 84 Romania 0.0125 Square kilometres per person 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 — total area, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.013 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 Square kilometres per person in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 81st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.