Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Terrestrial protected areas was 26.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.3
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 213 countries
All-time high
26.4
in 2022
All-time low
22.3
in 2013
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 26.3 for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic peaked at 26.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.3, in 2013.
Dominican Republic ranks 56th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22.3 | — |
| 2014 | 23 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.2 | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.4 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 26.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.2 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 26.3 | +0.4% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 26.3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 26.3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.81 | 22.3 | 26.2 | 7 |
| 2020s | 26.28 | 26.2 | 26.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
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 terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Dominican Republic was 26.3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 in 2013.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Dominican Republic ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Terrestrial protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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