FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.3458 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Dominica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Dominica stood at 0.3458 hectares per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.3458 hectares per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2159 hectares per person, in 1995.
That places Dominica 31st out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2491 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2625 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2592 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2556 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2519 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2635 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2592 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2547 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2502 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2467 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2445 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2408 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2391 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2375 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2361 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2348 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2338 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.233 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2326 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2329 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2339 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2349 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2359 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.237 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2381 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2394 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2266 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2281 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2298 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2309 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2308 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2304 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2303 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2159 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2161 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2165 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.217 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2468 hectares per person | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2773 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2929 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2925 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2918 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2913 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.291 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2907 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2905 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2905 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3049 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.334 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3331 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3328 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3299 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3268 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3267 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3304 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3358 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3374 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3388 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3404 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3423 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3442 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3458 hectares per person | +0.5% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.3458 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1817 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.3458 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1121 hectares per person, 3.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2562 hectares per person | 0.2491 hectares per person | 0.2635 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2389 hectares per person | 0.233 hectares per person | 0.2467 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2339 hectares per person | 0.2266 hectares per person | 0.2394 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2265 hectares per person | 0.2159 hectares per person | 0.2468 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2913 hectares per person | 0.2773 hectares per person | 0.3049 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3326 hectares per person | 0.3267 hectares per person | 0.3388 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3432 hectares per person | 0.3404 hectares per person | 0.3458 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fao projections of arable land, per capita in Dominica?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Dominica was 0.3458 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3458 hectares per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2159 hectares per person in 1995.
- How does Dominica rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 31st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.