Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica
Dominica: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 69.39 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Dominica stood at 69.39 %.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Dominica peaked at 70.59 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 44.44 %, in 1962.
Dominica ranks 16th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 47.06 % | — |
| 1962 | 44.44 % | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 44.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 52.63 % | +18.4% |
| 1967 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 52.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 57.89 % | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 57.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 57.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 57.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 57.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57.89 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 61.11 % | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 61.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 61.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 66.67 % | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.67 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70.59 % | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 70.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.59 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 68.42 % | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 66.67 % | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 68.18 % | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 68.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 68.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 68.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.67 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 69.39 % | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 69.39 % | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 69.39 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.25 %, 7.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 69.39 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.64 %, 6.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.37 % | 44.44 % | 52.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 52.63 % | 52.63 % | 52.63 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.48 % | 52.63 % | 61.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.86 % | 61.11 % | 70.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.88 % | 66.67 % | 68.18 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.39 % | 69.39 % | 69.39 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.39 % | 69.39 % | 69.39 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 13 Micronesia 70.48 % compare
- 14 Solomon Islands 69.91 % compare
- 15 Saint Lucia 69.49 % compare
- 17 Samoa 64.18 % compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 62.99 % compare
- 19 Vanuatu 61.65 % compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Dominica?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Dominica was 69.39 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 70.59 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.44 % in 1962.
- How does Dominica rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Dominica ranks 16th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land 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, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.