Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Ginger, raw — Area harvested was 193 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Dominican Republic, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 193 ha for ginger, raw — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.2% on the previous year and up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ginger, raw — area harvested in Dominican Republic peaked at 350 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 36 ha, in 2013.
That places Dominican Republic 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 350 ha | — |
| 1986 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 320 ha | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 320 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 240 ha | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 240 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 220 ha | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 220 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 190 ha | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 190 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 160 ha | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 120 ha | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 114 ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 170 ha | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 87 ha | -48.8% |
| 2011 | 173 ha | +98.9% |
| 2012 | 97 ha | -43.9% |
| 2013 | 36 ha | -62.9% |
| 2014 | 89 ha | +147.2% |
| 2015 | 90 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 73 ha | -18.9% |
| 2017 | 106 ha | +45.2% |
| 2018 | 112 ha | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 117 ha | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 161 ha | +37.6% |
| 2021 | 189 ha | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 190 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 248 ha | +30.5% |
| 2024 | 193 ha | -22.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 193 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 520.5 ha, 37% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 193 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 130 ha, 1.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ginger, raw — Area harvested in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +147.2% | 36 ha | 89 ha |
| 2011 | +98.9% | 87 ha | 173 ha |
| 2013 | -62.9% | 97 ha | 36 ha |
| 2009 | +49.1% | 114 ha | 170 ha |
| 2010 | -48.8% | 170 ha | 87 ha |
| 2017 | +45.2% | 73 ha | 106 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 350 ha | 350 ha | 350 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 344 ha | 320 ha | 350 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 186.4 ha | 114 ha | 240 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 ha | 36 ha | 173 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 196.2 ha | 161 ha | 248 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 ginger, raw — area harvested in Dominican Republic?
- Ginger, raw — area harvested in Dominican Republic was 193 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 350 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest ginger, raw — area harvested recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 ha in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for ginger, raw — area harvested?
- Dominican Republic ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ginger, raw — area harvested rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.