Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Puerto Rico is -1.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 791.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2025.
That places Puerto Rico 218th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -1.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.2% | -1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0075 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Puerto Rico?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Puerto Rico was -1.2% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 218th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 791.8%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.