Temporary crops — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Temporary crops — Area was 812.8 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Dominican Republic, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Dominican Republic is 812.8 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 812.8 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 532.47 1000 ha, in 2004.
Dominican Republic ranks 116th of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 620.81 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 637.69 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 549.68 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 532.47 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 556.09 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 555.87 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 583.71 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 565.01 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 616.2 1000 ha | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 612.75 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 641.58 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 632.3 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 644.54 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 630.59 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 612.28 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 644.52 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 664.22 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 705.06 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 703.47 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 687.05 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 699.4 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 747.57 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 777.06 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 812.8 1000 ha | +4.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 812.8 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788.95 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 812.8 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.34 1000 ha, 8.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 579.73 1000 ha | 532.47 1000 ha | 637.69 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 649.13 1000 ha | 612.28 1000 ha | 705.06 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 744.78 1000 ha | 687.05 1000 ha | 812.8 1000 ha | 5 |
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 temporary crops — area in Dominican Republic?
- Temporary crops — area in Dominican Republic was 812.8 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 812.8 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 532.47 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for temporary crops — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 116th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. 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, published as part of Temporary crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.