Annual change in forest area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Annual change in forest area was -5,210 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-5,210 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 235 countries
All-time high
12,532 hectares
in 1991
All-time low
-5,214 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area in Puerto Rico is -5,210 hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 696.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Puerto Rico peaked at 12,532 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -5,214 hectares, in 2016.
Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12,532 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,532 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,230 hectares | -50.3% |
| 2002 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,230 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -654 hectares | -110.5% |
| 2012 | -654 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -654 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -654 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -654 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5,214 hectares | +697.2% |
| 2017 | -5,214 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5,214 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5,214 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5,214 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -5,210 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | -5,210 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -5,210 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -5,210 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -5,210 hectares | -0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -5,210 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -22 hectares, 236.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,532 hectares | 12,532 hectares | 12,532 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,860 hectares | 6,230 hectares | 12,532 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,790 hectares | -5,214 hectares | 6,230 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,211 hectares | -5,214 hectares | -5,210 hectares | 6 |
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 annual change in forest area in Puerto Rico?
- Annual change in forest area in Puerto Rico was -5,210 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 12,532 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,214 hectares in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for annual change in forest area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 184th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 696.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.