What is land area in Dominican Republic?

Land area in Dominican Republic was 48,198 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Dominican Republic?

The highest recorded value was 48,310 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Dominican Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 48,198 sq. km in 2019.

How does Dominican Republic rank for land area?

Dominican Republic ranks 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Dominican Republic

Name: Land area in Dominican Republic
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Dominican Republic: Land area was 48,198 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

48,198 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

128th

of 216 countries

All-time high

48,310 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

48,198 sq. km

in 2019

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 48,198 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Dominican Republic peaked at 48,310 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 48,198 sq. km, in 2019.

That places Dominican Republic 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	9
1970s	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	10
1980s	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	10
1990s	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	10
2000s	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	10
2010s	48,299 sq. km	48,198 sq. km	48,310 sq. km	10
2020s	48,198 sq. km	48,198 sq. km	48,198 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

125 Togo 54,390 sq. km compare
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,200 sq. km compare
127 Costa Rica 51,060 sq. km compare
129 Slovakia 48,080 sq. km compare
130 Estonia 42,730 sq. km compare
131 Denmark 40,000 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic

Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Rural population 27.5% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
Rural population 3.17 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 235,617 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 4,455 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 1.05 million metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Dominican Republic?: Land area in Dominican Republic was 48,198 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 48,310 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 48,198 sq. km in 2019.
How does Dominican Republic rank for land area?: Dominican Republic ranks 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.