Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.1534 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica stood at 0.1534 hectares per person.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.2953 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.1436 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Dominica 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2863 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2823 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2953 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2915 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2876 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2834 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2869 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2819 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2768 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2716 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2675 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2648 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2627 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2606 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2586 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2566 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2547 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2531 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2516 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2505 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2498 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.25 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2509 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2519 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2529 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2539 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.255 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2562 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2549 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2566 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2585 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2598 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2596 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2592 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2591 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2447 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2449 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2453 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2459 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2626 hectares per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2115 hectares per person | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2122 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2119 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2113 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2109 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2106 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2103 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2101 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2101 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.21 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1477 hectares per person | -29.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1473 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1471 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1451 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1437 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1436 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1453 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1476 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1483 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1489 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1496 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1504 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1512 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1519 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1526 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1534 hectares per person | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -29.7% | 0.21 hectares per person | 0.1477 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2844 hectares per person | 0.2716 hectares per person | 0.2953 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2581 hectares per person | 0.2505 hectares per person | 0.2675 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2532 hectares per person | 0.2498 hectares per person | 0.2566 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.254 hectares per person | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.2626 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2109 hectares per person | 0.21 hectares per person | 0.2122 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1465 hectares per person | 0.1436 hectares per person | 0.1489 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1515 hectares per person | 0.1496 hectares per person | 0.1534 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 133 American Samoa 0.1796 hectares per person compare
- 134 Norway 0.1751 hectares per person compare
- 135 Switzerland 0.1636 hectares per person compare
- 137 Burundi 0.1534 hectares per person compare
- 138 Cape Verde 0.1498 hectares per person compare
- 139 El Salvador 0.1483 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.123 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0069 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominica was 0.1534 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1436 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.