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Forest cover — Dominica

Forest cover in Dominica in 2023 — 63.83%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.25 pp.

2023 63.83% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 22of 213
Period maximum 67.08%1990
Period minimum 63.83%2000

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Dominica, 1990–20236364656667681990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 67.08%1991: 66.75%1992: 66.43%1993: 66.1%1994: 65.78%1995: 65.45%1996: 65.13%1997: 64.8%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%2021: 63.83%2022: 63.83%2023: 63.83%
Change over the period: −3.25 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Dominica

Dominica 63.83%
World 31.1%
Latin America & Caribbean 46.11%
Caribbean computed 35.36%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Dominica, by year Dominica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 63.83 +0 pp
2022 63.83 +0 pp
2021 63.83 +0 pp
2020 63.83 +0 pp
2019 63.83 +0 pp
2018 63.83 +0 pp
2017 63.83 +0 pp
2016 63.83 +0 pp
2015 63.83 +0 pp
2014 63.83 +0 pp
2013 63.83 +0 pp
2012 63.83 +0 pp
2011 63.83 +0 pp
2010 63.83 +0 pp
2009 63.83 +0 pp
2008 63.83 +0 pp
2007 63.83 +0 pp
2006 63.83 +0 pp
2005 63.83 +0 pp
2004 63.83 +0 pp
2003 63.83 +0 pp
2002 63.83 +0 pp
2001 63.83 +0 pp
2000 63.83 −0.33 pp
1999 64.15 −0.33 pp
1998 64.48 −0.33 pp
1997 64.8 −0.33 pp
1996 65.13 −0.33 pp
1995 65.45 −0.33 pp
1994 65.78 −0.33 pp
1993 66.1 −0.33 pp
1992 66.43 −0.33 pp
1991 66.75 −0.33 pp
1990 67.08 —

Caribbean, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18 DM Dominica 63.83 VI United States Virgin Islands 58.17 JM Jamaica 56.19 PR Puerto Rico 56.12 KY Cayman Islands 52.47 GD Grenada 52.06 BS Bahamas 50.94 DO Dominican Republic 44.99 TT Trinidad and Tobago 44.24 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.31 LC Saint Lucia 34.05 CU Cuba 31.23 MF Saint Martin 24.8 VG British Virgin Islands 24.13 AG Antigua and Barbuda 18.01 BB Barbados 14.65 HT Haiti 12.26 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07 SX Sint Maarten 10.88 AW Aruba 2.33 CW Curaçao 0.16
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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