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 150th of 231 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 | 360.22 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
- 147 Western Sahara 529.22 1000 ha compare
- 148 Syrian Arab Republic 527.81 1000 ha compare
- 149 Bahamas 509.86 1000 ha compare
- 151 Eswatini 433.07 1000 ha compare
- 152 Tajikistan 424.5 1000 ha compare
- 153 Polynesia 383.8 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.38 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (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)
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 150th out of 231 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.