Deforestation statistics for Dominica
Dominica: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 71,986 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 0.30% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 96 |
| Net migration | - |
| Fertility rate | N.A. |
| Median age | N.A. |
| Urban population share | 74% |
Dominica: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 750 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 70,925 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 94.60% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 24,945 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 35.20% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 35,963 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 48.00% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 50.70% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 15,723 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 43.70% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 20,240 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 27.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 29% |
Dominica: Annual forest and tree cover data
Dominica: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 2 2003: 10 2004: 22 2005: 13 2006: 5 2007: 8 2008: 22 2009: 17 2010: 21 2011: 13 2012: 40 2013: 5 2014: 2 2015: nan 2016: 2 2017: 14,943 2018: 586 2019: 2 2020: 10 |
Dominica: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 23 2002: 12 2003: 27 2004: 79 2005: 52 2006: 25 2007: 40 2008: 93 2009: 74 2010: 92 2011: 44 2012: 145 2013: 22 2014: 12 2015: 2 2016: 7 2017: 23,291 2018: 779 2019: 59 2020: 66 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrew | 17,445 | 50 | 87 | 79 | 8,154 | 8,370 | 48.0% |
| Saint Peter | 3,210 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 926 | 951 | 29.6% |
| Saint David | 11,641 | 12 | 52 | 29 | 2,919 | 3,013 | 25.9% |
| Saint George | 4,994 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 392 | 422 | 8.5% |
| Saint John | 5,671 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 3,650 | 3,696 | 65.2% |
| Saint Joseph | 11,798 | 56 | 64 | 53 | 4,671 | 4,844 | 41.1% |
| Saint Luke | 785 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 4.3% |
| Saint Mark | 1,021 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 87 | 8.6% |
| Saint Patrick | 8,011 | 34 | 47 | 27 | 1,421 | 1,529 | 19.1% |
| Saint Paul | 6,349 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1,962 | 2,000 | 31.5% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrew | 8,993 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5,361 | 5,387 | 59.9% | |
| Saint Peter | 1,467 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 608 | 614 | 41.8% | |
| Saint David | 4,175 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1,265 | 1,287 | 30.8% | |
| Saint George | 3,226 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 282 | 296 | 9.2% | |
| Saint John | 2,929 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2,221 | 2,226 | 76.0% | |
| Saint Joseph | 7,139 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 3,685 | 3,750 | 52.5% | |
| Saint Luke | 581 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 4.0% | |
| Saint Mark | 566 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 3.9% | |
| Saint Patrick | 3,129 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 669 | 697 | 22.3% | |
| Saint Paul | 3,758 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1,411 | 1,421 | 37.8% |
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2019 forest data for Dominica | Archived forest data for Dominica | Forest data for Dominica
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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