Agriculture — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Agriculture — Area was 164.42 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area in Puerto Rico is 164.42 1000 ha, measured in 2024. 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, agriculture — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 616 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 164.42 1000 ha, in 2024.
Puerto Rico ranks 183rd of 255 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 616 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 601 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 605 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 585 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 609 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 581 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 568 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 566 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 562 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 552 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 530 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 515 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 492 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 494 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 493 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 493 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 491 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 495 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 486 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 475 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 467 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 467 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 466 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 464 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 461 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 463 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 462 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 462 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 450.75 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 433.5 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 421.25 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 410 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 311 1000 ha | -24.1% |
| 1994 | 309 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 313.63 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 318.25 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 295.38 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 272.5 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 259.88 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 247.25 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 234.63 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 222 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 215.4 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 208.8 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 202.2 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 195.6 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 189 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 190.56 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 192.12 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 193.68 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 195.24 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 196.8 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 192.15 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 187.5 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 182.85 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 178.2 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 173.55 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 168.9 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 169.58 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 170.25 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 170.93 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 171.61 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 171.61 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 164.42 1000 ha | -4.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 164.42 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 851 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 164.42 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 720 1000 ha, 23% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
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 agriculture — area in Puerto Rico?
- Agriculture — 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 agriculture — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 616 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 164.42 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for agriculture — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 183rd out of 255 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — 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 Agriculture — 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.