Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1057 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic is 0.1057 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 250.0% on the previous year and up 297.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2751 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Dominican Republic 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0373 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | +138.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0516 ha per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | -73.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -88.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +375.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2751 ha per square kilometre | +2117.9% |
| 2006 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -97.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | +106.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | +203.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +699.9% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | +353.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | +250.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.1057 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 26.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.1057 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 21.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +2117.9% | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.2751 ha per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +699.9% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | 0.0891 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0422 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.2751 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.1316 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.1057 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 99.83 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.1057 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2751 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 297.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area 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
Forest fires — Burned Area 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.