Dominica - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Dominica was 478.70 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 503.10 in 1990 and a minimum value of 478.70 in 2000.

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 503.10
1991 500.66
1992 498.22
1993 495.78
1994 493.34
1995 490.90
1996 488.46
1997 486.02
1998 483.58
1999 481.14
2000 478.70
2001 478.70
2002 478.70
2003 478.70
2004 478.70
2005 478.70
2006 478.70
2007 478.70
2008 478.70
2009 478.70
2010 478.70
2011 478.70
2012 478.70
2013 478.70
2014 478.70
2015 478.70
2016 478.70
2017 478.70
2018 478.70
2019 478.70
2020 478.70

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Dominica was 63.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 67.08 in 1990, while its lowest value was 63.83 in 2000.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 67.08
1991 66.75
1992 66.43
1993 66.10
1994 65.78
1995 65.45
1996 65.13
1997 64.80
1998 64.48
1999 64.15
2000 63.83
2001 63.83
2002 63.83
2003 63.83
2004 63.83
2005 63.83
2006 63.83
2007 63.83
2008 63.83
2009 63.83
2010 63.83
2011 63.83
2012 63.83
2013 63.83
2014 63.83
2015 63.83
2016 63.83
2017 63.83
2018 63.83
2019 63.83
2020 63.83

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use