Cropland area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cropland area was 1.52 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.52 million hectares for cropland area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.52 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 990,000 hectares, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 100th of 219 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 million hectares | 990,000 hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.25 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 1.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.14 million hectares | 1.32 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 1.45 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 million hectares | 1.38 million hectares | 1.52 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 27.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 235,617 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Dominican Republic?
- Cropland area in Dominican Republic was 1.52 million 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 990,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cropland area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 100th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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