Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Dominica
Dominica: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.5457 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Dominica stood at 0.5457.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Dominica peaked at 1.18 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2659, in 1996.
That places Dominica 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.917 | 0.7064 | 1.18 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.788 | 0.6357 | 0.8985 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5924 | 0.3397 | 0.9627 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3296 | 0.2659 | 0.3901 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5636 | 0.4885 | 0.6034 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5695 | 0.5392 | 0.6709 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5411 | 0.5382 | 0.5457 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Dominica?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Dominica was 0.5457 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 in 1962.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2659 in 1996.
- How does Dominica rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Dominica ranks 57th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).