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 112th of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,111 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,112 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,113 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,115 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,116 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,117 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,118 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,119 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 2,120 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,122 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,123 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,118 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,113 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,109 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2,104 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,099 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,095 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,090 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,085 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,081 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2,076 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,074 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2,071 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,069 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,067 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,065 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,055 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,045 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2,035 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,025 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,015 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,018 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,021 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,024 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,028 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 2,031 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 2,031 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,407 1000 ha, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 2,031 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 112th out of 240 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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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.