Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2012
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic is 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2012.
Dominican Republic ranks 57th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0242 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0241 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0237 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 54 Switzerland 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Luxembourg 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Zambia 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Uganda 0.0229 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Portugal 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Ghana 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 57th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.