Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 58.6% in Brazil and 46.7% in Dominican Republic, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Brazil, by 11.8 percentage points, or 1.25 times that in Dominican Republic.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 58.6 2024 | 61.9 | 34 of 209 |
| Dominican Republic | 46.7 2024 | 45.7 | 65 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Brazil ranked 34 and Dominican Republic ranked 65 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Brazil | Dominican Republic | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 58.6 | 46.7 | – |
| 2023 | 58.9 | 46.6 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 59.3 | 46.4 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 59.7 | 46.3 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 60.1 | 46.2 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 60.4 | 46.1 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 60.7 | 46 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 61.1 | 45.9 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 61.4 | 45.9 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 61.7 | 45.9 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 61.9 | 45.7 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 62.1 | 45.6 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 62.4 | 45.5 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 62.6 | 45.4 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 62.8 | 45.3 | 32 |
| 2009 | 63.3 | 45.2 | 32 |
| 2008 | 63.7 | 45.2 | 32 |
| 2007 | 64.1 | 45.1 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 64.5 | 45.1 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 65 | 45 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 65.4 | 45 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 65.8 | 45 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 66.2 | 44.9 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 66.7 | 44.9 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 67.1 | 44.8 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 67.8 | 44.8 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 68.5 | 44.7 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 69.2 | 44.6 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 69.9 | 44.6 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 70.5 | 44.5 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 71.2 | 44.4 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 71.9 | 44.3 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 72.6 | 44.3 | 33 |
| 1991 | 73.3 | 44.2 | – |
| 1990 | 74 | 44.1 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time