Change forest area share total in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Change forest area share total was -1.19 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Puerto Rico is -1.19, 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, change forest area share total in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.96 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.19, 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.
Change forest area share total in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.96 | — |
| 1992 | 3.81 | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.67 | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.54 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 3.42 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.31 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.01 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.92 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.43 | -51.0% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.39 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.37 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.35 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.34 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.32 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.27 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | -0.1333 | -110.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1334 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | -0.1336 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1338 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.134 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -1.08 | +705.8% |
| 2017 | -1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.12 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.13 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.14 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -1.15 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | -1.17 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -1.18 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.19 | +1.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -1.19 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134, 88.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -705.8% | -0.134 | -1.08 |
| 2011 | -110.5% | 1.27 | -0.1333 |
| 2001 | -51.0% | 2.92 | 1.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.45 | 3.01 | 3.96 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.28 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.379 | -1.12 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.16 | -1.19 | -1.13 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0322 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.58 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Puerto Rico?
- Change forest area share total in Puerto Rico was -1.19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.96 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.19 in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for change forest area share total?
- Puerto Rico ranks 218th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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