Forestland — Area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forestland — Area was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — 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 forestland — area in Dominican Republic is 2,257 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,257 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,132 1000 ha, in 1990.
Dominican Republic ranks 98th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,147 1000 ha | 2,132 1000 ha | 2,162 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,175 1000 ha | 2,166 1000 ha | 2,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,208 1000 ha | 2,186 1000 ha | 2,222 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,241 1000 ha | 2,224 1000 ha | 2,257 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 95 Equatorial Guinea 2,407 1000 ha compare
- 96 Uganda 2,368 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 2,121 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 forestland — area in Dominican Republic?
- Forestland — 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 forestland — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,257 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,132 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forestland — area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 98th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Forestland — 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).