Dominican Republic - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Dominican Republic was 21,441 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,441 in 2020 and a minimum value of 15,949 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 15,949
1991 16,326
1992 16,704
1993 17,082
1994 17,459
1995 17,837
1996 18,214
1997 18,592
1998 18,970
1999 19,347
2000 19,725
2001 19,825
2002 19,926
2003 20,027
2004 20,127
2005 20,228
2006 20,329
2007 20,429
2008 20,530
2009 20,631
2010 20,731
2011 20,792
2012 20,853
2013 20,914
2014 20,975
2015 21,037
2016 21,117
2017 21,198
2018 21,279
2019 21,360
2020 21,441

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Dominican Republic was 44.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 44.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 33.01 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 33.01
1991 33.80
1992 34.58
1993 35.36
1994 36.14
1995 36.92
1996 37.70
1997 38.48
1998 39.27
1999 40.05
2000 40.83
2001 41.04
2002 41.25
2003 41.45
2004 41.66
2005 41.87
2006 42.08
2007 42.29
2008 42.50
2009 42.70
2010 42.91
2011 43.04
2012 43.17
2013 43.29
2014 43.42
2015 43.54
2016 43.71
2017 43.88
2018 44.05
2019 44.21
2020 44.38

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use