Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica is 0.0001 hectares per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 54.1% on the previous year and up 2,385.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.003 hectares per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2014.
Dominica ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -91.4% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | +142.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +270.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -41.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +142.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +112.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -25.9% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -74.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +686.7% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -70.1% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -87.0% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +587.1% |
| 2017 | 0.003 hectares per person | +8112.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -96.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -60.4% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +558.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -54.1% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 8.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0001 hectares per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 hectares per person, 5.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +8112.3% | 0 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person |
| 2012 | +686.7% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 15 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 16 Malaysia 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 17 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 19 Montenegro 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 20 Sweden 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 21 Jamaica 0.0001 hectares per person compare
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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in Dominica was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 hectares per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2014.
- How does Dominica rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,385.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.