Cropland extent over the long-term in Dominica
Dominica: Cropland extent over the long-term was 8,103 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8,103 hectares
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
175th
of 202 countries
All-time high
16,510 hectares
in 1966
All-time low
0 hectares
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Dominica, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, cropland extent over the long-term in Dominica stood at 8,103 hectares.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Dominica peaked at 16,510 hectares in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 1000.
That places Dominica 175th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400 | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500 | 934.55 hectares | — |
| 1600 | 1,081 hectares | +15.7% |
| 1700 | 1,222 hectares | +13.0% |
| 1710 | 1,409 hectares | +15.3% |
| 1720 | 1,623 hectares | +15.2% |
| 1730 | 1,870 hectares | +15.2% |
| 1740 | 2,152 hectares | +15.1% |
| 1750 | 2,476 hectares | +15.0% |
| 1760 | 2,847 hectares | +15.0% |
| 1770 | 3,271 hectares | +14.9% |
| 1780 | 3,755 hectares | +14.8% |
| 1790 | 4,308 hectares | +14.7% |
| 1800 | 4,938 hectares | +14.6% |
| 1810 | 5,655 hectares | +14.5% |
| 1820 | 6,468 hectares | +14.4% |
| 1830 | 7,389 hectares | +14.2% |
| 1840 | 8,429 hectares | +14.1% |
| 1850 | 9,393 hectares | +11.4% |
| 1860 | 10,928 hectares | +16.4% |
| 1870 | 11,608 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1880 | 11,547 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1890 | 7,931 hectares | -31.3% |
| 1900 | 10,726 hectares | +35.3% |
| 1910 | 12,258 hectares | +14.3% |
| 1920 | 12,817 hectares | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 11,402 hectares | -11.0% |
| 1940 | 16,185 hectares | +42.0% |
| 1950 | 14,382 hectares | -11.1% |
| 1951 | 14,405 hectares | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 14,420 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 14,441 hectares | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 14,481 hectares | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 14,547 hectares | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 14,634 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 14,736 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 14,841 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 14,935 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 15,000 hectares | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 16,000 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16,510 hectares | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 16,491 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 16,471 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 16,451 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 16,431 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 16,412 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 16,403 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 16,393 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 16,384 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 16,366 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 16,346 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 16,323 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 16,300 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 16,278 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 16,259 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 16,246 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 16,237 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 16,228 hectares | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 16,221 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 16,213 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 16,206 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 16,199 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 16,000 hectares | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15,000 hectares | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16,088 hectares | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 12,494 hectares | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 12,490 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,487 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,483 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,479 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,474 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,471 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,467 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,464 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,460 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8,171 hectares | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 8,171 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 8,170 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,113 hectares | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 8,112 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,111 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8,111 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8,110 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8,109 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 8,108 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 8,107 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 8,106 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8,105 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 8,104 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8,103 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 8,103 hectares | -0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 8,103 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 8,103 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 661,020 hectares, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | +42.0% | 11,402 hectares | 16,185 hectares |
| 1900 | +35.3% | 7,931 hectares | 10,726 hectares |
| 2010 | -34.4% | 12,460 hectares | 8,171 hectares |
| 1890 | -31.3% | 11,547 hectares | 7,931 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 934.55 hectares | 934.55 hectares | 934.55 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 1,081 hectares | 1,081 hectares | 1,081 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 1,222 hectares | 1,222 hectares | 1,222 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 1,409 hectares | 1,409 hectares | 1,409 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 1,623 hectares | 1,623 hectares | 1,623 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 1,870 hectares | 1,870 hectares | 1,870 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 2,152 hectares | 2,152 hectares | 2,152 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 2,476 hectares | 2,476 hectares | 2,476 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 2,847 hectares | 2,847 hectares | 2,847 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 3,271 hectares | 3,271 hectares | 3,271 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 3,755 hectares | 3,755 hectares | 3,755 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 4,308 hectares | 4,308 hectares | 4,308 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 4,938 hectares | 4,938 hectares | 4,938 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 5,655 hectares | 5,655 hectares | 5,655 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 6,468 hectares | 6,468 hectares | 6,468 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 7,389 hectares | 7,389 hectares | 7,389 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 8,429 hectares | 8,429 hectares | 8,429 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 9,393 hectares | 9,393 hectares | 9,393 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 10,928 hectares | 10,928 hectares | 10,928 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 11,608 hectares | 11,608 hectares | 11,608 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 11,547 hectares | 11,547 hectares | 11,547 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 7,931 hectares | 7,931 hectares | 7,931 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 10,726 hectares | 10,726 hectares | 10,726 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 12,258 hectares | 12,258 hectares | 12,258 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 12,817 hectares | 12,817 hectares | 12,817 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 11,402 hectares | 11,402 hectares | 11,402 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 16,185 hectares | 16,185 hectares | 16,185 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 14,582 hectares | 14,382 hectares | 14,935 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 15,992 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 16,510 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 16,364 hectares | 16,278 hectares | 16,431 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,181 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 16,259 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,609 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 16,088 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,477 hectares | 12,460 hectares | 12,494 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,129 hectares | 8,108 hectares | 8,171 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,105 hectares | 8,103 hectares | 8,107 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.123 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0069 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1534 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Dominica?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Dominica was 8,103 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 16,510 hectares in 1966.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 1000.
- How does Dominica rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Dominica ranks 175th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.