Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.8 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.86
in 2015
All-time low
0.15
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Dominican Republic, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Dominican Republic stood at 0.8.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.86 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 63rd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.15 | — |
| 2001 | 0.19 | +26.7% |
| 2002 | 0.19 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.55 | +189.5% |
| 2004 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.54 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.53 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.54 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.56 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.61 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 0.67 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.73 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.78 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.82 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.85 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.86 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.85 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.84 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.82 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.441 | 0.15 | 0.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.811 | 0.67 | 0.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8067 | 0.8 | 0.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 60 Sri Lanka 0.87 compare
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.85 compare
- 62 Tajikistan 0.83 compare
- 63 Philippines 0.8 compare
- 65 Viet Nam 0.79 compare
- 66 El Salvador 0.77 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 share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Dominican Republic?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Dominican Republic was 0.8 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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