Forest area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Forest area was 436,060 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 436,060 hectares for forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Puerto Rico peaked at 491,450 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 303,830 hectares, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 145th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360,224 hectares | 303,830 hectares | 416,618 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 457,185 hectares | 429,150 hectares | 485,220 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 483,947 hectares | 467,324 hectares | 491,450 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 449,085 hectares | 436,060 hectares | 462,110 hectares | 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 forest area in Puerto Rico?
- Forest area in Puerto Rico was 436,060 hectares 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 forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 491,450 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,830 hectares in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for forest area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 145th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.