Land use for palm oil production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Land use for palm oil production was 25,000 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for palm oil production in Dominican Republic, 1989–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, land use for palm oil production in Dominican Republic stood at 25,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Dominican Republic peaked at 25,000 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,000 hectares, in 1989.
That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1,000 hectares | 1 |
| 1990s | 8,224 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 12,553 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,996 hectares | 13,527 hectares | 22,526 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,553 hectares | 16,857 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Dominican Republic?
- Land use for palm oil production in Dominican Republic was 25,000 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 hectares in 1989.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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