Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -1,269 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Dominican Republic, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic is -1,269 kt, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic peaked at -649 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -2,276 kt, in 2016.
Dominican Republic ranks 172nd of 243 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -649 kt | — |
| 1991 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -649 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1,293 kt | +99.2% |
| 2002 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,535 kt | +18.8% |
| 2012 | -1,535 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,535 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,535 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,535 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2,276 kt | +48.3% |
| 2017 | -2,276 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2,276 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2,276 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2,276 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1,269 kt | -44.3% |
| 2022 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1,269 kt | -0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's -1,269 kt is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -132.15 kt, 9.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's -1,269 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -8.46 kt, 150.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -649 kt | -649 kt | -649 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1,228 kt | -1,293 kt | -649 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,808 kt | -2,276 kt | -1,293 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,437 kt | -2,276 kt | -1,269 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 169 Mauritania -1,049 kt compare
- 170 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -1,108 kt compare
- 171 Democratic Republic of the Congo -1,267 kt compare
- 173 Nicaragua -1,320 kt compare
- 174 Jamaica -1,335 kt compare
- 175 Niger -1,353 kt compare
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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Dominican Republic was -1,269 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was -649 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,276 kt in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Dominican Republic ranks 172nd out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).