Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 78.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominican Republic, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 78.5% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominican Republic peaked at 78.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, 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.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73.5% | +757.9% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 78.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 78.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 8.6% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.0% | 78.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.57 % 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 0.0836 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominican Republic?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominican Republic was 78.5% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Dominican Republic ranks 38th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).