Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 55.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
55.35 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
49th
of 209 countries
All-time high
55.35 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
45.33 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic is 55.35 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 55.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.33 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 49th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 45.33 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 45.64 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 45.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 46.26 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 46.57 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 46.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 47.2 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 47.4 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 48.23 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 48.33 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 48.52 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 49.06 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 49.78 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 50.2 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 50.82 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 51.96 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 52.58 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 53.09 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 53.61 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 54.23 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 54.34 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 54.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 54.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 54.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 54.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 54.59 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 54.59 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.59 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 54.38 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 54.17 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 53.97 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 53.76 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 53.56 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 53.35 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.15 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 52.94 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.74 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 52.53 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 52.27 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 52.06 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 52.06 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.06 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.03 hectares per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 48.08 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 48.29 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.62 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 47.9 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 46.98 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 48.12 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 47.56 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 48.02 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 47.67 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 50.08 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 50.27 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 51.83 hectares per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 52.39 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 53.37 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 53.7 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 52.32 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 52.41 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 54.69 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 55.35 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.61 hectares per square kilometre | 45.33 hectares per square kilometre | 48.23 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 50.79 hectares per square kilometre | 48.33 hectares per square kilometre | 53.61 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.45 hectares per square kilometre | 54.23 hectares per square kilometre | 54.59 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.24 hectares per square kilometre | 52.27 hectares per square kilometre | 54.17 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.22 hectares per square kilometre | 46.98 hectares per square kilometre | 52.06 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5 hectares per square kilometre | 47.56 hectares per square kilometre | 53.7 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7 hectares per square kilometre | 52.32 hectares per square kilometre | 55.35 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 46 Hungary 55.7 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 47 China 55.43 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 48 Ghana 55.39 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 50 Romania 55.26 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 54.71 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 52 Paraguay 54.11 hectares per square kilometre 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 land use, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 55.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 55.35 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.33 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 49th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 land use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.