Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.2108 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominican Republic is 0.2108 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6701 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2108 hectares per person, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 128th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6701 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6492 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 0.6336 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.6187 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.6043 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.5907 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.5775 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5645 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5508 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5448 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5308 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5181 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5095 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5029 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4935 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4864 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4845 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4778 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4705 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4633 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4573 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4473 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4378 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4278 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4182 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.409 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4013 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3928 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3846 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3772 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.356 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3488 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3418 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3352 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3289 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3266 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3205 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3058 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.302 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2921 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.293 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2884 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2841 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2711 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2654 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.262 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2587 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2556 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2504 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2472 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2441 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.241 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2335 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2307 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.228 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2328 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2302 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2277 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2253 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.223 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2207 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2184 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2163 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2144 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2126 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2108 hectares per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6004 hectares per person | 0.5448 hectares per person | 0.6701 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4937 hectares per person | 0.4633 hectares per person | 0.5308 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4153 hectares per person | 0.3772 hectares per person | 0.4573 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3258 hectares per person | 0.2921 hectares per person | 0.356 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2676 hectares per person | 0.2472 hectares per person | 0.293 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2316 hectares per person | 0.223 hectares per person | 0.2441 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2155 hectares per person | 0.2108 hectares per person | 0.2207 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.1069 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.2108 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6701 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2108 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 128th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.