Agricultural land per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Agricultural land per capita was 0.3758 hectares per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3758 hectares per capita
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 226 countries
All-time high
0.3758 hectares per capita
in 2023
All-time low
0.2446 hectares per capita
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land per capita in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land per capita in Dominica stood at 0.3758 hectares per capita. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.3758 hectares per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2446 hectares per capita, in 1995.
That places Dominica 105th out of 226 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2823 hectares per capita | — |
| 1962 | 0.2952 hectares per capita | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2915 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2875 hectares per capita | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2834 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2945 hectares per capita | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2896 hectares per capita | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2846 hectares per capita | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2796 hectares per capita | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2757 hectares per capita | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2732 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2712 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2691 hectares per capita | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2672 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2654 hectares per capita | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2638 hectares per capita | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2623 hectares per capita | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2612 hectares per capita | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2604 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2599 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2603 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2613 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2625 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2636 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2647 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.266 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2674 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2549 hectares per capita | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2565 hectares per capita | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2585 hectares per capita | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2597 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2596 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2592 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.259 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2446 hectares per capita | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2449 hectares per capita | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2453 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2459 hectares per capita | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2758 hectares per capita | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3064 hectares per capita | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3221 hectares per capita | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3217 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3209 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3204 hectares per capita | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.32 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3197 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3195 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3195 hectares per capita | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3339 hectares per capita | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.363 hectares per capita | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3619 hectares per capita | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3616 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3585 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3552 hectares per capita | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.355 hectares per capita | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3591 hectares per capita | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3649 hectares per capita | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3666 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3682 hectares per capita | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3699 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3719 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.374 hectares per capita | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3758 hectares per capita | +0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.3758 hectares per capita is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3687 hectares per capita, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.3758 hectares per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2545 hectares per capita, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2876 hectares per capita | 0.2796 hectares per capita | 0.2952 hectares per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2669 hectares per capita | 0.2604 hectares per capita | 0.2757 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2617 hectares per capita | 0.2549 hectares per capita | 0.2674 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2552 hectares per capita | 0.2446 hectares per capita | 0.2758 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3204 hectares per capita | 0.3064 hectares per capita | 0.3339 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3614 hectares per capita | 0.355 hectares per capita | 0.3682 hectares per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3729 hectares per capita | 0.3699 hectares per capita | 0.3758 hectares per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1534 hectares per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land per capita in Dominica?
- Agricultural land per capita in Dominica was 0.3758 hectares per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3758 hectares per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2446 hectares per capita in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for agricultural land per capita?
- Dominica ranks 105th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.