Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Dominica
Dominica: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 8 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Dominica is 8 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Dominica peaked at 100 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4 ha, in 2015.
That places Dominica 87th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Dominica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65 ha | — |
| 1962 | 66 ha | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 67 ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 68 ha | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 70 ha | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 70 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 75 ha | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 80 ha | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 81 ha | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 80 ha | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75 ha | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 80 ha | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 80 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 90 ha | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 90 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 90 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80 ha | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 84 ha | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 88 ha | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 76 ha | -13.6% |
| 1991 | 75 ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 77 ha | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 82 ha | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 86 ha | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 95 ha | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 93 ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 95 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 100 ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 96 ha | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 91 ha | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 87 ha | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 55 ha | -36.8% |
| 2004 | 24 ha | -56.4% |
| 2005 | 19 ha | -20.8% |
| 2006 | 17 ha | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 13 ha | -23.5% |
| 2008 | 27 ha | +107.7% |
| 2009 | 14 ha | -48.1% |
| 2010 | 13 ha | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 9 ha | -30.8% |
| 2012 | 8 ha | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 6 ha | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 5 ha | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 4 ha | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 8 ha | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 9 ha | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 7 ha | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 8 ha | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 ha | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 8 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,817 ha, 0% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 8 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,628 ha, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +107.7% | 13 ha | 27 ha |
| 2016 | +100.0% | 4 ha | 8 ha |
| 2004 | -56.4% | 55 ha | 24 ha |
| 2009 | -48.1% | 27 ha | 14 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.44 ha | 65 ha | 70 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 77.6 ha | 70 ha | 81 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.7 ha | 75 ha | 90 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.4 ha | 75 ha | 100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.3 ha | 13 ha | 96 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7 ha | 4 ha | 13 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 ha | 8 ha | 8 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 84 Seychelles 20 ha compare
- 85 Réunion 15 ha compare
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 14 ha compare
- 88 Niue 7 ha compare
- 89 Maldives 4 ha compare
- 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 ha compare
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Dominica?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Dominica was 8 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 100 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 ha in 2015.
- How does Dominica rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Dominica ranks 87th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.