Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 35.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 35.2% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Dominican Republic peaked at 35.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2010.
Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2010 | 34.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 37 Benin 36.0% compare
- 38 Kazakhstan 35.7% compare
- 39 Cuba 35.6% compare
- 41 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.0% compare
- 42 Cambodia 34.8% compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 34.4% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 6.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Dominican Republic?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Dominican Republic was 35.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2010.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Dominican Republic ranks 40th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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