Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 18.54 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Puerto Rico stood at 18.54 %. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Puerto Rico peaked at 69.45 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 18.54 %, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 162nd out of 220 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.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.45 % | — |
| 1962 | 67.76 % | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 68.21 % | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 65.95 % | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 68.66 % | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 65.5 % | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 64.04 % | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 63.81 % | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 63.36 % | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 62.23 % | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 59.75 % | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 58.06 % | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 55.47 % | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 55.69 % | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 55.58 % | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 55.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 55.36 % | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.81 % | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 54.79 % | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 53.55 % | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 52.65 % | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 52.65 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.54 % | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.31 % | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 51.97 % | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 52.2 % | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 52.09 % | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 52.09 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50.82 % | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 48.87 % | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 47.49 % | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 46.22 % | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 35.06 % | -24.1% |
| 1994 | 34.84 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 35.36 % | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 35.88 % | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 33.3 % | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 30.72 % | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 29.3 % | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 27.87 % | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 26.45 % | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 25.03 % | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 24.28 % | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 23.54 % | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.8 % | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 22.05 % | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.31 % | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 21.48 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 21.66 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.84 % | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.01 % | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.19 % | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 21.66 % | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 21.14 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.61 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 20.09 % | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.57 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.04 % | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.12 % | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.19 % | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 19.27 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 19.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.54 % | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.3 % | 63.36 % | 69.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.83 % | 54.79 % | 62.23 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.29 % | 50.82 % | 53.55 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.7 % | 29.3 % | 48.87 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.65 % | 21.31 % | 27.87 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.73 % | 19.04 % | 22.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.14 % | 18.54 % | 19.35 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 159 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 19.59 % compare
- 160 Peru 18.98 % compare
- 161 Western Sahara 18.81 % compare
- 163 Niue 18.53 % compare
- 164 Montenegro 18.46 % compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.99 % compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.6901 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 677.16 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.6901 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Puerto Rico?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Puerto Rico was 18.54 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 69.45 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.54 % in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 162nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in 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 — Share in 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.