Agricultural land — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Agricultural land — Area was 164.42 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — area in Puerto Rico stood at 164.42 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 616 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 164.42 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 170th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 588.11 1000 ha | 562 1000 ha | 616 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 504.1 1000 ha | 486 1000 ha | 552 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 463.77 1000 ha | 450.75 1000 ha | 475 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 334.44 1000 ha | 259.88 1000 ha | 433.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.76 1000 ha | 189 1000 ha | 247.25 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 183.84 1000 ha | 168.9 1000 ha | 196.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 169.76 1000 ha | 164.42 1000 ha | 171.61 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.1 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.1 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.38 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 316 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.73 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.07 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.19 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Puerto Rico?
- Agricultural land — area in Puerto Rico was 164.42 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 616 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 164.42 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for agricultural land — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 170th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.