Agriculture & Rural in Dominican Republic

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% 2024 down 27.6% 128th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% 2024 down 51.2% 110th
Rural population 27.5% 2025 up 6.3% 136th
Rural population growth 0.4% 2025 down 68.8% 89th
Rural population 3.17 million 2025 up 17.3% 89th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% 2025 down 9.0% 114th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 billion current US$ 2025 up 63.3% 81st
Land under cereal production 235,617 hectares 2024 up 24.9% 119th
Cereal yield 4,455 kg per hectare 2024 down 1.8% 54th
Cereal production 1.05 million metric tons 2024 up 22.6% 106th
Fertilizer consumption 89.55 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 16.6% 97th
Land area 48,198 sq. km 2023 down 0.2% 128th
Agricultural land 26,679 sq. km 2023 up 10.3% 106th
Agricultural land 55.4% 2023 up 10.5% 49th
Arable land 975,760 hectares 2023 up 17.4% 109th
Permanent cropland 11.3% 2023 up 18.1% 26th
Arable land 20.2% 2023 up 17.7% 54th
Arable land 0.0861 hectares per person 2023 up 5.6% 123rd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 1.3% 2025 down 3.1% 153rd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 11.0% 2025 down 27.0% 117th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 7.0% 2025 down 28.7% 121st
Average precipitation in depth 1,410 mm per year 2022 unchanged 66th
Crop production index 136.2 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 65.9% 16th
Food production index 127.89 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 50.7% 28th
Livestock production index 111.38 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 23.0% 80th
Forest area 45.0% 2023 up 3.9% 62nd
Forest area 21,684 sq. km 2023 up 3.7% 104th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 83.3% 2022 up 2.3% 42nd
Surface area 146,839 sq. km 2023 up 201.7% 95th
Access to electricity, rural 98.7% 2024 up 5.4% 134th
Agricultural irrigated land 11.2% 2023 up 15.5% 27th