Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.2354 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Dominican Republic is 0.2354 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.6492 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2271 hectares per person, in 2021.
Dominican Republic ranks 133rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6492 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.5509 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 | 0.4779 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4705 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4634 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 | -2.3% |
| 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 | 0.3752 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.366 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3572 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3488 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3407 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3329 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3255 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3184 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3117 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3054 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2989 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.293 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2884 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2841 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2638 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2551 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2529 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2463 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2447 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2371 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2398 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.234 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2332 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2287 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2373 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2354 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2319 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2373 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2373 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2391 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2376 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2291 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2271 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2347 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2354 hectares per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5927 hectares per person | 0.5448 hectares per person | 0.6492 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4937 hectares per person | 0.4634 hectares per person | 0.5308 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4151 hectares per person | 0.3752 hectares per person | 0.4573 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3305 hectares per person | 0.2989 hectares per person | 0.366 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2605 hectares per person | 0.2371 hectares per person | 0.293 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2352 hectares per person | 0.2287 hectares per person | 0.2391 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2316 hectares per person | 0.2271 hectares per person | 0.2354 hectares per person | 4 |
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- 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 land use, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.2354 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6492 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2271 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 133rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 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.