Planted Forest — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Planted Forest — Area was 226.81 1000 ha in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Planted Forest — Area in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Dominican Republic stood at 226.81 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 226.81 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.01 1000 ha, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 83rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.93 1000 ha | 21.01 1000 ha | 40.85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.31 1000 ha | 43.05 1000 ha | 103.58 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.03 1000 ha | 110.3 1000 ha | 197.46 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 218.04 1000 ha | 209.28 1000 ha | 226.81 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 planted forest — area in Dominican Republic?
- Planted forest — area in Dominican Republic was 226.81 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 226.81 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.01 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for planted forest — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted 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.