Share of deforestation that is exported in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of deforestation that is exported was 1.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Share of deforestation that is exported in Dominican Republic, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deforestation that is exported in Dominican Republic is 1.7%, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Dominican Republic peaked at 3.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
That places Dominican Republic 81st out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 4 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Dominican Republic?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Dominican Republic was 1.7% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Dominican Republic ranks 81st out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.