Share of annual global forest expansion in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of annual global forest expansion in Dominican Republic, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Dominican Republic stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 102.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of annual global forest expansion in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -72.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +198.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +66.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 7.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 4.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
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 annual global forest expansion in Dominican Republic?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Dominican Republic was 0.6% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Dominican Republic ranks 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.