Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area was 129.31 1000 ha in 2024. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2024)
129.31 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
69th
of 218 countries
All-time high
129.52 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
126.95 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area in Puerto Rico, 2001–2024

0501001502001201220242001: 127 1000 ha2002: 128.1 1000 ha2003: 128.3 1000 ha2004: 128.4 1000 ha2005: 128.6 1000 ha2006: 128.7 1000 ha2007: 128.9 1000 ha2008: 128.9 1000 ha2009: 128.9 1000 ha2010: 128.9 1000 ha2011: 128.8 1000 ha2012: 128.9 1000 ha2013: 128.8 1000 ha2014: 128.9 1000 ha2015: 129 1000 ha2016: 129 1000 ha2017: 128.9 1000 ha2018: 129.2 1000 ha2019: 129.4 1000 ha2020: 129.3 1000 ha2021: 129.5 1000 ha2022: 129.5 1000 ha2023: 129.5 1000 ha2024: 129.3 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 129.31 1000 ha for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area in Puerto Rico peaked at 129.52 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 126.95 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Puerto Rico 69th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 128.42 1000 ha 126.95 1000 ha 128.94 1000 ha 9
2010s 128.98 1000 ha 128.82 1000 ha 129.39 1000 ha 10
2020s 129.42 1000 ha 129.31 1000 ha 129.52 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 66 Mozambique, Republic of 133.29 1000 ha compare
  2. 67 New Zealand 131.44 1000 ha compare
  3. 68 Israel 129.42 1000 ha compare
  4. 70 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 119.96 1000 ha compare
  5. 71 Somalia 117.87 1000 ha compare
  6. 72 Yemen, Republic of 116.56 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area in Puerto Rico?
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area in Puerto Rico was 129.31 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 129.52 1000 ha in 2023.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 126.95 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Puerto Rico rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area?
Puerto Rico ranks 69th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) β€” Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the UniversitΓ© catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.