Surface area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Surface area was 146,839 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Surface area in Dominican Republic, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 146,839 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 201.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Dominican Republic peaked at 146,839 sq. km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48,670 sq. km, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,487 sq. km | 48,670 sq. km | 146,839 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,839 sq. km | 146,839 sq. km | 146,839 sq. km | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Dominican Republic?
- Surface area in Dominican Republic was 146,839 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 146,839 sq. km in 2019.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,670 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for surface area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.