Environment in Dominican Republic

2,359 indicators covering environment for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 10 m3 2018 71st
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.1914 kilograms 2024 down 70.6% 56th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 261.71 1000 ha 2019 126th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 107.34 1000 ha 2019 93rd
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 496.07 1000 ha 2019 67th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 69.4 1000 ha 2019 88th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 3.03 1000 ha 2019 94th
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 58.09 1000 ha 2019 99th
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 30.94 1000 ha 2019 98th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 1,091 m3 2017 down 30.8% 80th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 64 1000 USD 2017 down 31.2% 99th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 1 t 2017 down 97.6% 140th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 1 1000 USD 2017 down 98.3% 139th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export quantity 50.43 t 2024 up 133.6% 71st
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Export value 601.44 1000 USD 2024 up 82.4% 69th
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 471 1000 USD 2018 up 1,644.4% 69th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 230 t 2018 up 2,455.6% 85th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 220 1000 USD 2018 up 3,566.7% 88th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 6,521 t 2018 up 2,140.9% 34th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 4,867 1000 USD 2018 up 1,601.8% 34th
Share of plastic waste exports 1.0% 2024 up 358.8% 20th
Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,468 1000 USD 2018 up 284.3% 92nd
Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 14,511 t 2018 down 13.3% 24th
Brazil — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 18,722 1000 USD 2018 down 30.4% 19th
Superphosphates above 35% — Export quantity 5.34 t 2021 down 89.7% 58th
Superphosphates above 35% — Export value 3.58 1000 USD 2021 down 64.2% 58th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 m3 2017 43rd
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 1000 USD 2017 50th
Insecticides — Export quantity 11.97 t 2006 up 64.1% 98th
Ethylene dichloride — Import quantity 0.2366 t 2020 down 99.2% 62nd
Ethylene dichloride — Import value 5.35 1000 USD 2020 down 51.0% 44th
Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 81 1000 USD 2018 down 85.3% 80th
Disinfectants, etc — Export value 785.7 1000 USD 2006 up 711.9% 61st
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 247 t 2018 up 1,546.7% 76th
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 453 1000 USD 2018 up 1,577.8% 66th
Switzerland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 91 1000 USD 2018 down 81.0% 80th
T�rkiye — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 1,023 1000 USD 2018 up 1,178.8% 70th
France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 85 1000 USD 2018 up 304.8% 86th
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 302 1000 USD 2018 down 73.2% 55th
Portugal — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 8,444 1000 USD 2018 up 1,015.5% 33rd
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 10 1000 USD 2017 down 37.5% 110th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 9 m3 2017 down 35.7% 109th
Singapore — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 137 1000 USD 2018 down 14.9% 83rd
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 184.82 1000 ha 2024 up 9.5% 17th
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Agricultural Use 15,420 t 2021 up 139.0% 46th
Above-ground forest biomass 82.7 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 140th
Poland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 110 1000 USD 2018 down 87.0% 104th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 1 1000 USD 2017 36th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 0 m3 2017 61st
Above-ground biomass in forest 82.7 2025 unchanged 153rd
Forest area 2,257 2025 up 1.9% 113th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 46.8% 2025 up 2.2% 81st
Share of forest area within protected areas 35.2% 2025 up 3.2% 46th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 35.2% 2025 up 3.2% 47th
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 326 1000 USD 2018 up 565.3% 70th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 2,995 1000 USD 2018 up 30.6% 55th
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 981 m3 2018 up 5,670.6% 54th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 11,539 t 2018 up 32.4% 18th
Canada — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 6,314 1000 USD 2018 down 1.7% 21st
Biodiesel — Energy consumption 69.92 TJ 2014 47th