Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Dominica
Dominica: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 64 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Dominica, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 64 ha for ginger, raw — area harvested in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Dominica peaked at 82 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25 ha, in 2007.
That places Dominica 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Dominica, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 75 ha | — |
| 1986 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 75 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 82 ha | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 45 ha | -45.1% |
| 1992 | 36 ha | -20.0% |
| 1993 | 36 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39 ha | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 42 ha | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 43 ha | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 44 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 43 ha | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 44 ha | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 42 ha | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 41 ha | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 41 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40 ha | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 39 ha | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 38 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 37 ha | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 25 ha | -32.4% |
| 2008 | 34 ha | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 53 ha | +55.9% |
| 2010 | 44 ha | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 64 ha | +45.5% |
| 2012 | 58 ha | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 59 ha | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 60 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 61 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 62 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 63 ha | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 62 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 62 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65 ha | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 63 ha | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 63 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64 ha | +1.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 64 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 520.5 ha, 12% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 64 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130 ha, 49% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +55.9% | 34 ha | 53 ha |
| 2011 | +45.5% | 44 ha | 64 ha |
| 1991 | -45.1% | 82 ha | 45 ha |
| 2008 | +36.0% | 25 ha | 34 ha |
| 2007 | -32.4% | 37 ha | 25 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75 ha | 75 ha | 75 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 45.4 ha | 36 ha | 82 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 39 ha | 25 ha | 53 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5 ha | 44 ha | 64 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4 ha | 62 ha | 65 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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 ginger, raw — area harvested in Dominica?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Dominica was 64 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 82 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 ha in 2007.
- How does Dominica rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Dominica ranks 31st out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Ginger, raw — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.