Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
139th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 139th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0678 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0682 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0687 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0655 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0638 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0598 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0555 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0557 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0526 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0526 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0525 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0522 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0521 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0508 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0462 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0351 1000 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0359 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0333 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0243 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0228 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0215 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0218 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0201 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0663 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0634 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0622 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0523 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0508 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0536 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0489 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0236 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0207 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 136 Myanmar 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Maldives 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Montenegro 0.0196 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Peru 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 142 Samoa 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0694 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.