Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1043 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.1043 ha per square kilometre for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 273.0% on the previous year and up 344.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.2569 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0312 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | +147.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -91.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +233.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2569 ha per square kilometre | +2800.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -97.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | +141.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +152.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0416 ha per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 2015 | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | +87.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -99.4% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -73.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | +425.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1043 ha per square kilometre | +273.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.1043 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 390.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.1043 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0008 ha per square kilometre, 124.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — 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 | +2800.0% | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.2569 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | 0.0772 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.2569 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.078 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.1043 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 11 Mexico 0.1191 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Ethiopia 0.1084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Madagascar 0.1044 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bhutan 0.1006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Eswatini 0.086 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Portugal 0.0628 ha per square kilometre 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 other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic?
- Other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Dominican Republic was 0.1043 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2569 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Dominican Republic ranks 14th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.4%. 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 Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — 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
Other forest — 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.