Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.8823 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8823 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 24.9%
World rank
70th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.09 ha per square kilometre
in 1984
All-time low
0.3923 ha per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.8823 ha per square kilometre for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.9% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.09 ha per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.3923 ha per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Dominican Republic 70th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7245 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6624 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.621 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.621 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5729 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5796 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5382 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5382 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5382 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6003 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6831 ha per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7245 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9842 ha per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6731 ha per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7204 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6018 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4417 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5631 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1984 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +94.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8386 ha per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6609 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6335 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7034 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6812 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4986 ha per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5513 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6943 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5959 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5746 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6925 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6142 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5958 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5898 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4968 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4011 ha per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5645 ha per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4834 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6423 ha per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.523 ha per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5125 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4602 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4563 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3923 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4952 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4318 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4519 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5492 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5964 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5013 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.486 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5237 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5322 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5414 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6072 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5914 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6312 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7063 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8823 ha per square kilometre | +24.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.8823 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8845 ha per square kilometre, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.8823 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5926 ha per square kilometre | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | 0.7245 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6315 ha per square kilometre | 0.5175 ha per square kilometre | 0.9842 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6939 ha per square kilometre | 0.4417 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5904 ha per square kilometre | 0.4968 ha per square kilometre | 0.6943 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4931 ha per square kilometre | 0.3923 ha per square kilometre | 0.6423 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5221 ha per square kilometre | 0.4318 ha per square kilometre | 0.6072 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7028 ha per square kilometre | 0.5914 ha per square kilometre | 0.8823 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.8823 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 ha per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3923 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 70th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.