Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area in Dominican Republic is 2,257 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,257 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,132 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Dominican Republic 98th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,132 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,136 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,139 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,142 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2,146 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,149 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,152 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,156 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 2,159 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,162 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,166 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,173 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2,175 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,177 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,179 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,181 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,183 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,185 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,187 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,189 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,191 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,194 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2,200 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,206 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,211 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,217 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,227 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,229 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,230 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,232 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,234 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,231 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,238 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2,244 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2,251 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,257 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,147 1000 ha | 2,132 1000 ha | 2,162 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,179 1000 ha | 2,166 1000 ha | 2,189 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,214 1000 ha | 2,191 1000 ha | 2,232 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,243 1000 ha | 2,231 1000 ha | 2,257 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 2,415 1000 ha compare
- 96 Uganda 2,406 1000 ha compare
- 97 Turkmenistan 2,330 1000 ha compare
- 99 Lithuania 2,216 1000 ha compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,162 1000 ha compare
- 101 Sri Lanka 2,126 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,024 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 642.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 66.19 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Dominican Republic?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Dominican Republic was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,132 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 98th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).