Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3759 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land use, per capita in Dominica stood at 0.3759 hectares per person. 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 use, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.3759 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2447 hectares per person, in 1995.
Dominica ranks 98th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2823 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.2945 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2897 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2847 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2797 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2757 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2733 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2712 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2692 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2673 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2655 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2624 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2613 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2604 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.26 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2603 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2614 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2626 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2637 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2648 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2661 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2675 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2549 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 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 | 0.2759 hectares per person | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3065 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3222 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3218 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.321 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3205 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3201 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3197 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3195 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3195 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.334 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3631 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.362 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3617 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3586 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3553 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3551 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3592 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.365 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3667 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3683 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.37 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.372 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3741 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3759 hectares per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2877 hectares per person | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.2953 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.267 hectares per person | 0.2604 hectares per person | 0.2757 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2618 hectares per person | 0.2549 hectares per person | 0.2675 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2553 hectares per person | 0.2447 hectares per person | 0.2759 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3205 hectares per person | 0.3065 hectares per person | 0.334 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3615 hectares per person | 0.3551 hectares per person | 0.3683 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.373 hectares per person | 0.37 hectares per person | 0.3759 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2601 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Dominica?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominica was 0.3759 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3759 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2447 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 98th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.