Cropland — Area per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.02 ha/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.02 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.13 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.02 ha/cap, in 1993.
Puerto Rico ranks 209th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1089 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.058 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.039 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 0.04 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.025 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.024 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.03 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 0.02 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.1 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.1 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.38 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 316 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.73 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.07 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.19 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Cropland — area per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.02 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.13 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 ha/cap in 1993.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 209th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.