15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or was 0.2 km2 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Puerto Rico, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
In 2021, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Puerto Rico stood at 0.2 km2. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.9 km2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2 km2, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 0.6 km2 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9 km2 | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 km2 | -66.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3 km2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 km2 | -33.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.2 km2 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.65 km2, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.2 km2 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1 km2, 5% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.65 km2 | 0.6 km2 | 0.7 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5 km2 | 0.3 km2 | 0.9 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2 km2 | 0.2 km2 | 0.2 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Puerto Rico?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in Puerto Rico was 0.2 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 km2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 km2 in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or?
- Puerto Rico ranks 134th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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