What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 24.84 percent in 1961.

What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 23.26 percent in 2012.

How does Dominican Republic rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Dominican Republic ranks 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Dominican Republic: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 23.83 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

23.83 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

67th

of 209 countries

All-time high

24.84 percent

in 1961

All-time low

23.26 percent

in 2012

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic stood at 23.83 percent.

The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic peaked at 24.84 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 23.26 percent, in 2012.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	24.84 percent	—
1962	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1963	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1964	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1965	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1966	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1967	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1968	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1969	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1970	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1971	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1972	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1973	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1974	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1975	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1976	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1977	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1978	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1979	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1980	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1981	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1982	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1983	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1984	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1985	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1986	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1987	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1988	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1989	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1990	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1991	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1992	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1993	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1994	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1995	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1996	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1997	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1998	24.84 percent	+0.0%
1999	24.78 percent	-0.2%
2000	24.78 percent	+0.0%
2001	24.78 percent	+0.0%
2002	24.78 percent	+0.0%
2003	24.51 percent	-1.1%
2004	24.24 percent	-1.1%
2005	23.97 percent	-1.1%
2006	23.7 percent	-1.1%
2007	23.43 percent	-1.1%
2008	23.4 percent	-0.1%
2009	23.36 percent	-0.2%
2010	23.33 percent	-0.1%
2011	23.3 percent	-0.1%
2012	23.26 percent	-0.2%
2013	23.31 percent	+0.2%
2014	23.37 percent	+0.3%
2015	23.42 percent	+0.2%
2016	23.47 percent	+0.2%
2017	23.52 percent	+0.2%
2018	23.57 percent	+0.2%
2019	23.68 percent	+0.5%
2020	23.73 percent	+0.2%
2021	23.78 percent	+0.2%
2022	23.83 percent	+0.2%
2023	23.83 percent	+0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

Dominican Republic's 23.83 percent is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Dominican Republic's 23.83 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	24.84 percent	24.84 percent	24.84 percent	9
1970s	24.84 percent	24.84 percent	24.84 percent	10
1980s	24.84 percent	24.84 percent	24.84 percent	10
1990s	24.83 percent	24.78 percent	24.84 percent	10
2000s	24.09 percent	23.36 percent	24.78 percent	10
2010s	23.42 percent	23.26 percent	23.68 percent	10
2020s	23.79 percent	23.73 percent	23.83 percent	4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

64 Zambia 26.9 percent compare
65 Uganda 26.51 percent compare
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Dominican Republic was 23.83 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 24.84 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 23.26 percent in 2012.
How does Dominican Republic rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Dominican Republic ranks 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).