Share global forest in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share global forest was 0.0545 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0545
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
104th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0545
in 2025
All-time low
0.0491
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Dominican Republic stood at 0.0545. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0545 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0491, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 104th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0491 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0493 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0495 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0497 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0499 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0501 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0503 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0505 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0507 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0509 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0511 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0512 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0513 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0514 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0515 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0516 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0517 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0518 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0519 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0519 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.052 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0522 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0524 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0526 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0528 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.053 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0531 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0531 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0532 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0534 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0536 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0539 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0541 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0543 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0545 | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0545 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0545 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 2.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.05 | 0.0491 | 0.0509 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0515 | 0.0511 | 0.0519 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0528 | 0.052 | 0.0533 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.054 | 0.0534 | 0.0545 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 0.0581 compare
- 102 Uganda 0.0572 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 0.0563 compare
- 105 Lithuania 0.0535 compare
- 106 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0522 compare
- 107 Sri Lanka 0.0512 compare
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 share global forest in Dominican Republic?
- Share global forest in Dominican Republic was 0.0545 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0545 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0491 in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share global forest?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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