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 226th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.13 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.12 ha/cap | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 ha/cap | -20.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.04 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.03 ha/cap | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 ha/cap | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.02 ha/cap | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.02 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.02 ha/cap is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1 ha/cap, 20% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.02 ha/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 226th out of 250 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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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.