Annual area burnt by wildfires in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual area burnt by wildfires was 33,273 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt by wildfires in Dominican Republic, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 33,273 for annual area burnt by wildfires in 2026.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires in Dominican Republic peaked at 112,065 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22,881, in 2017.
That places Dominican Republic 91st out of 248 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 64,747 | — |
| 2013 | 112,065 | +73.1% |
| 2014 | 71,342 | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 98,937 | +38.7% |
| 2016 | 30,041 | -69.6% |
| 2017 | 22,881 | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 37,925 | +65.7% |
| 2019 | 54,030 | +42.5% |
| 2020 | 51,360 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 55,678 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 53,265 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 89,466 | +68.0% |
| 2024 | 30,057 | -66.4% |
| 2025 | 32,338 | +7.6% |
| 2026 | 33,273 | +2.9% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 33,273 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,413, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 33,273 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,244, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61,496 | 22,881 | 112,065 | 8 |
| 2020s | 49,348 | 30,057 | 89,466 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires in Dominican Republic?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires in Dominican Republic was 33,273 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 112,065 in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,881 in 2017.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual area burnt by wildfires?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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