Land use in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Land use was 1.52 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Dominican Republic stood at 1.52 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.52 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 990,000 hectares, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 100th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 million hectares | 990,000 hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 4 |
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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 in Dominican Republic?
- Land use in Dominican Republic was 1.52 million 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 990,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for land use?
- Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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