Forest area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forest area was 45.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 45.0% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Dominican Republic peaked at 45.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.0% | — |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 36.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 37.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 40.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 43.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 33.0% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 40.8% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 42.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.7% | 44.5% | 45.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.3% compare
- 60 New Caledonia 45.8% compare
- 61 Mozambique 45.8% compare
- 63 Zimbabwe 44.7% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 44.2% compare
- 65 Belarus 43.4% 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 forest area in Dominican Republic?
- Forest area in Dominican Republic was 45.0% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forest area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 62nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.