Above-ground forest biomass in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Above-ground forest biomass was 80.11 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▲ Rising
Above-ground forest biomass in Puerto Rico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Puerto Rico is 80.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Puerto Rico peaked at 88.51 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.17 tonnes per hectare, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.17 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 70.84 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 84.12 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 88.51 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 75.62 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 76.85 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 78.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 79.32 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 87.06 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 80.11 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 80.11 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 128.87 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 80.11 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 149.02 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.17 tonnes per hectare | 62.17 tonnes per hectare | 62.17 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.84 tonnes per hectare | 70.84 tonnes per hectare | 70.84 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 80.42 tonnes per hectare | 75.62 tonnes per hectare | 88.51 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.59 tonnes per hectare | 80.11 tonnes per hectare | 87.06 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Puerto Rico?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Puerto Rico was 80.11 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.51 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.17 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Puerto Rico ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).