Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 78.54 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.54
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 240 countries
All-time high
78.54
in 2022
All-time low
8.57
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 78.54 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Dominican Republic peaked at 78.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.57, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 38th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.57 | — |
| 2001 | 8.57 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.57 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.57 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.52 | +757.9% |
| 2005 | 73.52 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.52 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.52 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.52 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.04 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.04 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.54 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.54 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.54 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.54 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 78.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 78.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.99 | 8.57 | 78.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.04 | 78.04 | 78.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.37 | 78.04 | 78.54 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1039 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.84 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Dominican Republic?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Dominican Republic was 78.54 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 78.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.57 in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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