Annual number of fires in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual number of fires was 97 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Annual number of fires in Dominican Republic, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 97 for annual number of fires in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.4% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of fires in Dominican Republic peaked at 467 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 97, in 2026.
That places Dominican Republic 96th 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 number of fires in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 310 | — |
| 2013 | 467 | +50.6% |
| 2014 | 322 | -31.0% |
| 2015 | 406 | +26.1% |
| 2016 | 175 | -56.9% |
| 2017 | 119 | -32.0% |
| 2018 | 213 | +79.0% |
| 2019 | 246 | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 248 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 255 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 193 | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 345 | +78.8% |
| 2024 | 122 | -64.6% |
| 2025 | 160 | +31.1% |
| 2026 | 97 | -39.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 132, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 97 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.5, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 282.25 | 119 | 467 | 8 |
| 2020s | 202.86 | 97 | 345 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 93 Turkmenistan 105 compare
- 94 Eswatini 98 compare
- 94 Mauritania 98 compare
- 96 Suriname 97 compare
- 98 North Macedonia 93 compare
- 99 United Kingdom 92 compare
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 number of fires in Dominican Republic?
- Annual number of fires in Dominican Republic was 97 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of fires recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 467 in 2013.
- What is the lowest annual number of fires recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 in 2026.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual number of fires?
- Dominican Republic ranks 96th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual number of fires rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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 number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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