Land use in Dominica
Dominica: Land use was 23,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use in Dominica is 23,000 hectares, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Dominica peaked at 23,000 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,000 hectares, in 1961.
Dominica ranks 174th of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,333 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,800 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,700 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 171 French Polynesia 28,500 hectares compare
- 172 Qatar 24,000 hectares compare
- 173 Isle of Man 23,440 hectares compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.1524 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0272 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0565 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.0264 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Dominica?
- Land use in Dominica was 23,000 hectares in 2023, 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 recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for land use?
- Dominica ranks 174th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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