Primary Forest — Area in Dominica
Dominica: Primary Forest — Area was 28.13 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Dominica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary forest — area in Dominica is 28.13 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Dominica peaked at 28.27 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.13 1000 ha, in 2015.
Dominica ranks 89th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary Forest — Area in Dominica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.27 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28.27 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28.26 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.26 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.25 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.25 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.24 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.23 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.23 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.22 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 28.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.18 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 28.17 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 28.15 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.13 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 28.13 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.45 1000 ha, 68% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 28.13 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.13 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.27 1000 ha | 28.27 1000 ha | 28.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.25 1000 ha | 28.23 1000 ha | 28.27 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.16 1000 ha | 28.13 1000 ha | 28.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.13 1000 ha | 28.13 1000 ha | 28.13 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 86 Switzerland 42.86 1000 ha compare
- 87 French Polynesia 40 1000 ha compare
- 88 Micronesia (Federated States of) 38.29 1000 ha compare
- 90 Sao Tome and Principe 28 1000 ha compare
- 91 Lithuania 27.28 1000 ha compare
- 92 Portugal 24.77 1000 ha 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 primary forest — area in Dominica?
- Primary forest — area in Dominica was 28.13 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.27 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.13 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for primary forest — area?
- Dominica ranks 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary 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.