Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Terrestrial protected areas was 26.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 26.3% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic peaked at 26.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.3% | — |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 26.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 22.3% | 26.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.4% | 6 |
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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 terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic was 26.3% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.