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Topic 13 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Dominican Republic: Food & Agriculture

What does a country grow, and what does it take to grow it?

Dominican Republic is placed 48th of 184 countries on food & agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) 3.71 (2024); Cereal Yield 4,376 (2023).

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Food & Agriculture

48th

of 184 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topicsjoint 71st of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Dominican Republic on food & agriculture — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    3.71

    Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators

    Higher is better

    Dominican Republic: 3.71. Across the 186 countries in this edition, values run from 1.67 (Tuvalu) to 4.57 (Italy); the world median is 3.14.

    World median
    3.14
    Best in Caribbean
    4.4 Dominica
    Land neighbours
    Haiti 3

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Cereal Yield

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    4,376

    Cereal yield (kg per hectare)

    Higher is better

    Dominican Republic: 4,376. Across the 179 countries in this edition, values run from 23 (Cabo Verde) to 29,147 (Oman); the world median is 3,072.

    World median
    3,072
    Best in Caribbean
    14,067 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
    Land neighbours
    Haiti 1,063

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Dietary Energy Supply

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    3,367

    Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)

    Higher is better

    Dominican Republic: 3,367. Across the 155 countries in this edition, values run from 1,757 (Somalia) to 3,962 (United States); the world median is 2,982.

    World median
    2,982
    Best in Caribbean
    3,367 Dominican Republic
    Land neighbours
    Haiti 1,998

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Agriculture Orientation Index

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    0.28

    Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)

    Higher is better

    Dominican Republic: 0.28. Across the 132 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Ghana) to 5.38 (Singapore); the world median is 0.305.

    World median
    0.305
    Best in Caribbean
    2.16 Saint Kitts and Nevis

03In context

Dominican Republic beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 184 countries on food & agriculture, never a place within the region.

Caribbean
1st184thNot placed · 40 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on food & agriculture

Dominican Republic and the countries it borders

Standing among all 184; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingProgress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicatorsCereal YieldCereal yield (kg per hectare)Dietary Energy SupplyDietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)Agriculture Orientation IndexAgriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Dominican Republic48th3.714,3763,3670.28
Haiti162nd31,0631,998—

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on food & agriculture

The countries immediately above and below Dominican Republic in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Dominican Republic is ahead of the world, and behind

29 more statistics filed under food & agriculture, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median11

Statistics on which Dominican Republic does better than the middle country measured.

  • Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.83379.63No real change since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 379.63 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23136.2▲ Improved since 2012

    Dominican Republic: 136.2 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.

    Position 16th of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 4127▲ Improved since 2012

    Dominican Republic: 27 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08127.89▲ Improved since 2012

    Dominican Republic: 127.89 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.

    Position 28th of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Organic Agricultural AreaFAO · 2024 · world median 0.7257.5▼ Worsened since 2014

    Dominican Republic: 7.5 · world median 0.725 · Organic share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 86.38; higher is better.

    Position 27th of 150 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69159.88▲ Improved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 159.88 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 2921▼ Worsened since 2014

    Dominican Republic: 21 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,74213,406▲ Improved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 13,406 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.

    Position 54th of 151 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06111.38▲ Improved since 2012

    Dominican Republic: 111.38 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.

    Position 80th of 194 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.23.6▲ Improved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 3.6 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.

    Position 95th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5651.44▲ Improved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 1.44 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.

    Position 105th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

Behind the world median1

Statistics on which Dominican Republic does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 4.916.4▲ Improved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 16.4 · world median 4.9 · Population in severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 62.9; lower is better.

    Position 25th of 119 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

Level with the median, or no median to compare1

  • Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to LandFAO · 2025 · world median 33No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 3 · world median 3 · Level of legal guarantees of women's equal rights to land ownership and control, 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 6; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No better end16

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5351.83No real change since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 1.83 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.

    Position 24th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9655.35Moved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 55.35 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.

    Position 49th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agricultural Irrigated LandFAO · 2023 · world median 3.6611.17No earlier reading

    Dominican Republic: 11.17 · world median 3.66 · Irrigated share of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 89.04.

    Position 29th of 121 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1483.31Moved since 2012

    Dominican Republic: 83.31 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.

    Position 42nd of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.863Moved since 2012

    Dominican Republic: 63 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63511,061No real change since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 11,061 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.

    Position 90th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.732.16Moved since 2014

    Dominican Republic: 2.16 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.

    Position 83rd of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1717.14Moved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 17.14 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8361.6Moved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 61.6 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3689.55Moved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 89.55 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.

    Position 94th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5724.603No real change since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 4.603 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.

    Position 92nd of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.086Moved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 0.086 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.

    Position 123rd of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37524,044Moved since 2014

    Dominican Republic: 24,044 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.387.009Moved since 2015

    Dominican Republic: 7.009 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.

    Position 118th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278230,247Moved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: 230,247 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.

    Position 119th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63-18.87Moved since 2013

    Dominican Republic: -18.87 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

No current reading for Dominican Republic

Global Report on Food Crises and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Food & Agriculture among Dominican Republic’s 16 topics

Food & Agriculture is Dominican Republic’s 2nd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Peace & Security24th of 177
  2. Food & Agriculture48th of 184
  3. Gender & Equality53rd of 183
  4. Democracy & Civil Liberties69th of 198
  5. Economy & Innovation67th of 176
  6. Governance & Institutionsjoint 79th of 194
  7. Work & Labourjoint 83rd of 182
  8. Digital & Technology92nd of 198
  9. Poverty & Inequality74th of 159
  10. Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 89th of 186
  11. Mobility & Trade87th of 177
  12. Education & Knowledge98th of 198
  13. Development & Human Capitaljoint 106th of 196
  14. Health & Wellbeing114th of 200
  15. Energy115th of 165
  16. Risk & Resilience139th of 193

06The top of the list

Who leads on food & agriculture

The three countries placed highest of 184, and the leaders Dominican Republic can most readily be measured against.

All 184 countries
  1. 1

    Serbia

    Southern Europe

    1st of 184 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Austria

    Western Europe

    2nd of 184 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Malta

    Southern Europe

    3rd of 184 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Americas

    United States12th4/4 keys

  2. Highest in Caribbean

    Bahamas13th3/4 keys

  3. This page

    Dominican Republic48th4/4 keys

Positions out of 184 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Questions

Dominican Republic on food & agriculture: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Dominican Republic rank on food & agriculture?

Dominican Republic is placed 48th of 184 countries on Food & Agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), Cereal Yield, Dietary Energy Supply and Agriculture Orientation Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) figure for Dominican Republic?

3.71 in 2024 (current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3.14.

What is the latest Cereal Yield figure for Dominican Republic?

4,376 in 2023 (cereal yield (kg per hectare)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3,072.

How does Dominican Republic compare with Haiti on food & agriculture?

Haiti is placed 162nd of 184, and Dominican Republic 48th. Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy): Haiti 3, Dominican Republic 3.71; Cereal Yield: Haiti 1,063, Dominican Republic 4,376; Dietary Energy Supply: Haiti 1,998, Dominican Republic 3,367.

How have Dominican Republic’s food & agriculture figures changed?

Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) fell from 3.86 in 2015 to 3.71 in 2024; Cereal Yield rose from 4,159 in 2000 to 4,376 in 2023; Dietary Energy Supply rose from 2,322 in 2001 to 3,367 in 2024; Agriculture Orientation Index fell from 0.99 in 2001 to 0.28 in 2024.

Which food & agriculture statistics are missing for Dominican Republic?

No current reading is published for Dominican Republic on Global Report on Food Crises and Women's Share of Agricultural Landowners. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

08Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

This subject is about production and land use, not about whether people are fed. Hunger, undernourishment and what a population actually eats are measured under Health & Wellbeing, and the two regularly disagree — a country can grow a great deal and still leave many people short, and one that grows little can be well fed by trade. The wider environmental cost of farming — emissions, water withdrawal, forest cover — is filed under Environment & Sustainability.

About food & agriculture, in full

How the Food & Agriculture standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The food & agriculture method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 29 statistics on this page come from 3 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Dominican Republic’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Dominican Republic: Food & Agriculture — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/dominican-republic/food

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