Temporary fallow — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Temporary fallow — Area was 116.75 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Dominican Republic, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 116.75 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 148.86 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 100.76 1000 ha, in 2014.
Dominican Republic ranks 102nd of 242 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary fallow — Area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 148.86 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 133.45 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 109.95 1000 ha | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 107.4 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 111.25 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 109.22 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 112.62 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 102.23 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 107.49 1000 ha | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 105.91 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 106.38 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 106.31 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 104.55 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 100.76 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 101.27 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 106.69 1000 ha | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 108.6 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 116.65 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 112.22 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 106.55 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 101.06 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 105.5 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 109.14 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 116.75 1000 ha | +7.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 116.75 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.16 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 116.75 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.98 1000 ha, 8.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 115.83 1000 ha | 102.23 1000 ha | 148.86 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 106.93 1000 ha | 100.76 1000 ha | 116.65 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.8 1000 ha | 101.06 1000 ha | 116.75 1000 ha | 5 |
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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 fallow — area in Dominican Republic?
- Temporary fallow — area in Dominican Republic was 116.75 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 148.86 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.76 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 102nd out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 fallow — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.