Share of land area that is protected in Dominica
Dominica: Share of land area that is protected was 21.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of land area that is protected in Dominica, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land area that is protected in Dominica is 21.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Dominica peaked at 22.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2024.
That places Dominica 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of land area that is protected in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21.6% | — |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 21.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 21.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.9% | 21.6% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 6 |
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 share of land area that is protected in Dominica?
- Share of land area that is protected in Dominica was 21.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2024.
- How does Dominica rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Dominica ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.