Environment in Dominican Republic 2,316 indicators covering environment for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 180.13 % 2023 up 130.3% 17th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 371.23 % 2023 up 70.2% 10th Arable land use per person 0.0861 hectares per person 2023 up 5.6% 123rd Forest area 2.26 million hectares 2025 up 1.9% 104th Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 up 2.9% 104th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index 0.5707 2023 up 138.1% 23rd Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 81.8% 139th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 99.7% 124th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 98.7% 123rd Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.6% 102nd Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.8% 84th Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.0% 87th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 62.7% 89th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 168th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 77.5% 103rd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 114.4% 51st Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 34.8% 83rd Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14.1% 67th Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 — 129th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 57.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 70.5% 20th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 270.9% 46th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 515.2% 53rd Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0026 1000 USD per person 2024 up 168.4% 62nd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0007 t per person 2024 down 2.3% 80th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 51.7% 35th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.1726 t per square kilometre 2023 down 65.0% 36th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0238 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 2.2% 57th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.3575 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 65th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 83.8% 77th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 29.3% 71st Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -38.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 250.0% 145th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 2,110 t 2024 unchanged 32nd Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 1,144 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 37th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 26.74 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.5% 35th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0878 m3 per person 2024 down 3.9% 113th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.0893 m3 per person 2024 down 2.3% 119th Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0919 m3 per person 2024 up 0.5% 126th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.099 m3 per person 2024 up 5.3% 133rd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 51.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.2% 22nd Primary Forest — Area 294.08 1000 ha 2025 down 13.5% 59th Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1,448 t 2024 down 89.1% 123rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 1,375 1000 USD 2024 down 83.8% 121st Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 45.2% 95th Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0169 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 72.9% 96th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 20.1% 59th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 45.0% 87th Recovered paper — Import quantity 3,179 t 2024 down 30.1% 94th Recovered paper — Import value 1,206 1000 USD 2024 up 24.5% 83rd Annual change in forest area 6,622 hectares 2025 up 16.0% 32nd Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% 2025 up 13.8% 37th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% 2025 up 13.8% 36th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 6,622 hectares 2025 up 16.0% 32nd Fibreboard — Export quantity 1,402 m3 2024 up 375.3% 88th Fibreboard — Export value 2,046 1000 USD 2024 up 229.5% 77th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0071 m3 per person 2024 up 181.6% 79th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.0% 38th Forest land — Area 2,257 1000 ha 2025 up 1.9% 117th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 2,031 1000 ha 2025 down 1.6% 112th ← Previous Page 14 of 39 Next →