Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre was 25.44 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 25.44 An per square kilometre for cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 67.79 An per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 22.84 An per square kilometre, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 41st of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51.58 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 53.64 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 55.02 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 56.14 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 54.68 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 55.81 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 55.24 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 56.03 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 57.16 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 58.4 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 59.75 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 60.65 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 62.46 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 61.01 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 61.54 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 63.21 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 64.36 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 63.38 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 59.07 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 54 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 55.08 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 60.41 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 64.97 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 66.84 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 66.49 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 67.59 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 58.62 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 63.04 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 66.02 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 67.79 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 67.48 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 48.37 An per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 48.34 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 48.32 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 41.46 An per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 41.78 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 43.78 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 43.63 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.24 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 44.23 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 44.68 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 45.13 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 47.45 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 43.77 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 42.49 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 40.3 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 38.59 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 36.9 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 35.17 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 33.44 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 31.72 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 29.01 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 29.28 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 28.67 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 28.09 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 27.51 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 26.95 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 26.41 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 25.44 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 26.77 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 26.71 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 22.84 An per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 25.44 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 25.44 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.68 An per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 25.44 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.71 An per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -28.3% | 67.48 An per square kilometre | 48.37 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.03 An per square kilometre | 51.58 An per square kilometre | 57.16 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.38 An per square kilometre | 58.4 An per square kilometre | 64.36 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.31 An per square kilometre | 54 An per square kilometre | 67.59 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.42 An per square kilometre | 41.46 An per square kilometre | 67.79 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.87 An per square kilometre | 35.17 An per square kilometre | 47.45 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.65 An per square kilometre | 25.44 An per square kilometre | 33.44 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.44 An per square kilometre | 22.84 An per square kilometre | 26.77 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 38 Colombia 26.32 An per square kilometre compare
- 39 Guinea-Bissau 26.28 An per square kilometre compare
- 40 Honduras 26.21 An per square kilometre compare
- 42 Barbados 24.96 An per square kilometre compare
- 43 Malawi 23.02 An per square kilometre compare
- 44 Nigeria 22.95 An per square kilometre compare
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 cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Cattle — stocks, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 25.44 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 67.79 An per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.84 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cattle — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cattle — Stocks divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.