What is land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic?

Land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic was 1.20 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 1.20 million hectares in 1963.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.

How does Dominican Republic rank for land use over the long-term?

Dominican Republic ranks 101st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?

The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic

Name: Land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Dominican Republic: Land use over the long-term was 1.20 million hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1.20 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

101st

of 202 countries

All-time high

1.20 million hectares

in 1963

All-time low

0 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic is 1.20 million hectares, measured in 2025.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.20 million hectares in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.

Dominican Republic ranks 101st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1100s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1200s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1300s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1400s	0 hectares	0 hectares	0 hectares	1
1500s	58,659 hectares	58,659 hectares	58,659 hectares	1
1600s	58,659 hectares	58,659 hectares	58,659 hectares	1
1700s	59,905 hectares	59,905 hectares	59,905 hectares	1
1710s	61,178 hectares	61,178 hectares	61,178 hectares	1
1720s	62,477 hectares	62,477 hectares	62,477 hectares	1
1730s	63,804 hectares	63,804 hectares	63,804 hectares	1
1740s	65,160 hectares	65,160 hectares	65,160 hectares	1
1750s	66,544 hectares	66,544 hectares	66,544 hectares	1
1760s	67,957 hectares	67,957 hectares	67,957 hectares	1
1770s	69,401 hectares	69,401 hectares	69,401 hectares	1
1780s	70,875 hectares	70,875 hectares	70,875 hectares	1
1790s	72,380 hectares	72,380 hectares	72,380 hectares	1
1800s	73,918 hectares	73,918 hectares	73,918 hectares	1
1810s	75,488 hectares	75,488 hectares	75,488 hectares	1
1820s	79,294 hectares	79,294 hectares	79,294 hectares	1
1830s	83,292 hectares	83,292 hectares	83,292 hectares	1
1840s	87,492 hectares	87,492 hectares	87,492 hectares	1
1850s	91,903 hectares	91,903 hectares	91,903 hectares	1
1860s	96,537 hectares	96,537 hectares	96,537 hectares	1
1870s	124,221 hectares	124,221 hectares	124,221 hectares	1
1880s	159,843 hectares	159,843 hectares	159,843 hectares	1
1890s	206,748 hectares	206,748 hectares	206,748 hectares	1
1900s	265,706 hectares	265,706 hectares	265,706 hectares	1
1910s	328,864 hectares	328,864 hectares	328,864 hectares	1
1920s	424,015 hectares	424,015 hectares	424,015 hectares	1
1930s	553,462 hectares	553,462 hectares	553,462 hectares	1
1940s	650,431 hectares	650,431 hectares	650,431 hectares	1
1950s	852,746 hectares	846,782 hectares	865,655 hectares	10
1960s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	10
1970s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	10
1980s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	10
1990s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	10
2000s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	10
2010s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	10
2020s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

98 Costa Rica 1.25 million hectares compare
99 Liberia 1.24 million hectares compare
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.21 million hectares compare
102 Armenia 1.17 million hectares compare
103 Austria 1.16 million hectares compare
104 Switzerland 1.07 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Dominican Republic

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic?: Land use over the long-term in Dominican Republic was 1.20 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 1.20 million hectares in 1963.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
How does Dominican Republic rank for land use over the long-term?: Dominican Republic ranks 101st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?: The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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