What is the highest surface area recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 146,839 sq. km in 2019.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 48,670 sq. km in 1961.

How does Dominican Republic rank for surface area?

Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is surface area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Surface area in Dominican Republic

Name: Surface area in Dominican Republic
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Dominican Republic: Surface area was 146,839 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

146,839 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.0%

World rank

95th

of 216 countries

All-time high

146,839 sq. km

in 2019

All-time low

48,670 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Surface area in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 146,839 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 201.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Dominican Republic peaked at 146,839 sq. km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48,670 sq. km, in 1961.

Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Surface area in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Dominican Republic, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	48,670 sq. km	—
1962	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	48,670 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	146,839 sq. km	+201.7%
2020	146,839 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	146,839 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	146,839 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	146,839 sq. km	+0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

Dominican Republic's 146,839 sq. km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 109,385 sq. km, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Dominican Republic's 146,839 sq. km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,358 sq. km, 5.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	9
1970s	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	10
1980s	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	10
1990s	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	10
2000s	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	10
2010s	58,487 sq. km	48,670 sq. km	146,839 sq. km	10
2020s	146,839 sq. km	146,839 sq. km	146,839 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

92 Tunisia 163,610 sq. km compare
93 Bangladesh 147,570 sq. km compare
94 Nepal 147,180 sq. km compare
96 Tajikistan 141,379 sq. km compare
97 Greece 131,960 sq. km compare
98 Nicaragua 130,370 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Dominican Republic?: Surface area in Dominican Republic was 146,839 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 146,839 sq. km in 2019.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 48,670 sq. km in 1961.
How does Dominican Republic rank for surface area?: Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is surface area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.