Cropland area in Dominica
Dominica: Cropland area was 23,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland area in Dominica stood at 23,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Dominica peaked at 23,000 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 15,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Dominica 172nd out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,333 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,800 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,700 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 17,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 23,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 169 French Polynesia 28,500 hectares compare
- 170 Qatar 24,000 hectares compare
- 171 Isle of Man 23,440 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 87.61 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 26.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 115 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Dominica?
- Cropland area in Dominica was 23,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 23,000 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for cropland area?
- Dominica ranks 172nd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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