Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 35.74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 35.74 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Puerto Rico peaked at 36.03 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10.29 %, in 1993.
Puerto Rico ranks 103rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.91 % | 28.83 % | 36.03 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.84 % | 18.44 % | 27.03 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.95 % | 15.33 % | 16.52 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6 % | 10.29 % | 21.98 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.62 % | 21.91 % | 30.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.68 % | 25.75 % | 33.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.62 % | 29.37 % | 35.74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 100 Greece 36.58 % compare
- 100 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.58 % compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.8 % compare
- 104 Martinique 35.6 % compare
- 105 British Virgin Islands 35.09 % compare
- 106 Guinea 33.74 % 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Puerto Rico?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Puerto Rico was 35.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 36.03 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.29 % in 1993.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Puerto Rico ranks 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.