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Dominica · Environment

Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Land

Forest cover

% of land area

22nd of 213 · 4th in Latin America
Forest coverDominica's forest cover fell from 65.8 % in 1994 to 63.8 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202064%64%65%65%66%66%63.8 %

Dominica's forest cover fell from 65.8 % in 1994 to 63.8 % in 2023.

Forest area

km²

166th of 213 · 28th in Latin America
Forest areaDominica's forest area fell from 493 km in 1994 to 479 km in 2023.199520002005201020152020475480485490495479 km

Dominica's forest area fell from 493 km in 1994 to 479 km in 2023.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)

% of land area

82nd of 213 · 17th in Latin America
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)Dominica's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 21.6 % in 2013 to 21.4 % in 2025.20142016201820202022202421%21%22%22%22%22%21.4 %

Dominica's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 21.6 % in 2013 to 21.4 % in 2025.

Agricultural land (% of land area)

% of land area

116th of 209 · 15th in Latin America
Agricultural land (% of land area)Dominica's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 24.0 % in 1994 to 33.3 % in 2023.19952000200520102015202022%24%26%28%30%32%34%33.3 %

Dominica's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 24.0 % in 1994 to 33.3 % in 2023.

Arable land (% of land area)

% of land area

112th of 206 · 18th in Latin America
Arable land (% of land area)Dominica's arable land (% of land area) rose from 5.3 % in 1994 to 8.0 % in 2023.1995200020052010201520204%6%8%8.0 %

Dominica's arable land (% of land area) rose from 5.3 % in 1994 to 8.0 % in 2023.

Air

Air pollution (PM2.5)

micrograms per m³

58th of 200 · 12th in Latin America
Air pollution (PM2.5)Dominica's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 13.0 in 1994 to 11.5 in 2023.199520002005201020152020810121411.5

Dominica's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 13.0 in 1994 to 11.5 in 2023.

Water

Water stress

% of internal resources

92nd of 175 · 22nd in Latin America
Water stressDominica's water stress rose from 8.3 % in 1996 to 10.0 % in 2022.200020052010201520208%9%9%10%10%11%10.0 %

Dominica's water stress rose from 8.3 % in 1996 to 10.0 % in 2022.

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

cubic metres per person

84th of 181 · 22nd in Latin America
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capitaDominica's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 2,880 in 1993 to 2,993 in 2022.1995200020052010201520202,8002,8502,9002,9503,0003,0502,993

Dominica's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 2,880 in 1993 to 2,993 in 2022.

No data available (2)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Dominica.

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