Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.37 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic is 2.37 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 4.84 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.5 ha per square kilometre, in 1965.
Dominican Republic ranks 8th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.47 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1963 | 2 ha per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1964 | 2.05 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1966 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1967 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 2.77 ha per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 1970 | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 3.42 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1972 | 3.37 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.48 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 3.19 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1976 | 3.39 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 3.61 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.69 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.62 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 3.73 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 3.81 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 4.45 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1990 | 4.26 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 4.35 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4.51 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.84 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 4.29 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 4.54 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 4.35 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 4.04 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 4.07 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2000 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.75 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 2004 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 2.1 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 1.88 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.77 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.06 ha per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.36 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 2.91 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.41 ha per square kilometre | 2.96 ha per square kilometre | 3.69 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.88 ha per square kilometre | 3.62 ha per square kilometre | 4.45 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 ha per square kilometre | 2.43 ha per square kilometre | 4.84 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | 1.73 ha per square kilometre | 2.75 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 2.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | 2.32 ha per square kilometre | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 5 Thailand 3.21 ha per square kilometre compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 2.92 ha per square kilometre compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.56 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Guatemala 2.25 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 India 1.98 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belgium 1.84 ha per square kilometre 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 2.37 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 4.84 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 ha per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.