Forest area in Dominican Republic
Forests covered 46.7% of the land area of Dominican Republic in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Dominican Republic, 2024
46.7%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Position in 2024
65th of 209
Forest area in Dominican Republic over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46.7% | – |
| 2023 | 46.6% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 45.9% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 45.5% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 45.3% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 45.0% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 44.8% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 46.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 45.7%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Dominican Republic has the 65th highest value.