Forest land — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Forest land — Area was 436.06 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Puerto Rico is 436.06 1000 ha, measured 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 land — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 491.45 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 303.83 1000 ha, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 161st of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 303.83 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 316.36 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 328.89 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 341.43 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 353.96 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 366.49 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 379.02 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 391.55 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 404.09 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 416.62 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 429.15 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 435.38 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 441.61 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 447.84 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 454.07 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 460.3 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 466.53 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 472.76 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 478.99 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 485.22 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 491.45 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 490.8 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 490.14 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 489.49 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 488.83 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 488.18 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 482.97 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 477.75 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 472.54 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 467.32 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 462.11 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 456.9 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 451.69 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 446.48 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 441.27 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 436.06 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 436.06 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 76% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 436.06 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 360.22 1000 ha | 303.83 1000 ha | 416.62 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 457.19 1000 ha | 429.15 1000 ha | 485.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 483.95 1000 ha | 467.32 1000 ha | 491.45 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 449.09 1000 ha | 436.06 1000 ha | 462.11 1000 ha | 6 |
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 forest land — area in Puerto Rico?
- Forest land — area in Puerto Rico was 436.06 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 491.45 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 303.83 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for forest land — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 161st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — 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, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.