Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was -1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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
Puerto Rico recorded -1.2% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 791.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 2025.
Puerto Rico ranks 217th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.8% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -51.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -110.5% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -1.1% | +705.8% |
| 2017 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.2% | +1.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0%, 88.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 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% | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | -110.5% | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | -51.0% | 2.9% | 1.4% |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.6901 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 217th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.