Agricultural irrigated land in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agricultural irrigated land was 11.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural irrigated land in Dominican Republic, 2001–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 11.2% for agricultural irrigated land in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Dominican Republic peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2002.
That places Dominican Republic 27th out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agricultural irrigated land in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.9% | — |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 9.7% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 11.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.7%, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 11.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 24 Uzbekistan 14.6% compare
- 25 Myanmar 13.2% compare
- 26 Turkey 12.5% compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 9.7% compare
- 29 Armenia 9.5% compare
- 30 Philippines 9.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2748 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Dominican Republic?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Dominican Republic was 11.2% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2002.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Dominican Republic ranks 27th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.