Environment
The Dominican
Climate
characterized by a tropical maritime climate; minimal seasonal temperature fluctuations; seasonal changes in precipitation
Land use
other
0% (2023 est.)
forest
46.6% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
55.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 20.2% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 11.3% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 23.8% (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population
84.4% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.64% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Waste and recycling
municipal solid waste generated annually
4.064 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled
11.6% (2022 est.)
Environmental issues
soil erosion into marine environments harms coral reefs; loss of forest cover
Total water withdrawal
municipal
855 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
industrial
659.9 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
agricultural
7.563 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions
total emissions
29.713 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas
4.467 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke
5.374 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids
19.872 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Particulate matter emissions
8 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources
23.5 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
International environmental agreements
party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements