Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,031 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2,031 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,123 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,015 1000 ha, in 2020.
Dominican Republic ranks 104th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,116 1000 ha | 2,111 1000 ha | 2,122 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,102 1000 ha | 2,081 1000 ha | 2,123 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,058 1000 ha | 2,025 1000 ha | 2,076 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,023 1000 ha | 2,015 1000 ha | 2,031 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 23.27 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 310.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 67.18 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,149 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.64 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 288.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 42.07 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,044 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Dominican Republic?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Dominican Republic was 2,031 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,123 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,015 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.