Grassland — Area from MODIS in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 69.91 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Puerto Rico, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in Puerto Rico is 69.91 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Puerto Rico peaked at 114.09 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 41.34 1000 ha, in 2017.
Puerto Rico ranks 151st of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 109.21 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 114.09 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 98.56 1000 ha | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 94.15 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 103.69 1000 ha | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 103.05 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 96.44 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 82.77 1000 ha | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 78.38 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 70.94 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 77.93 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 66.25 1000 ha | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 70.59 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 60.81 1000 ha | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 52.27 1000 ha | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 45.32 1000 ha | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 41.34 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 51.12 1000 ha | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 52.23 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 44.12 1000 ha | -15.5% |
| 2021 | 47.16 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 52.19 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 57.75 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 69.91 1000 ha | +21.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 69.91 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 294.06 1000 ha, 24% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 69.91 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 250.65 1000 ha, 28% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.82 1000 ha | 78.38 1000 ha | 114.09 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 58.88 1000 ha | 41.34 1000 ha | 77.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.23 1000 ha | 44.12 1000 ha | 69.91 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 148 China, Taiwan Province of 70.61 1000 ha compare
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 70.33 1000 ha compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 70.18 1000 ha compare
- 152 Réunion 55.81 1000 ha compare
- 153 Jamaica 49.26 1000 ha compare
- 154 Netherlands Antilles (former) 47.86 1000 ha compare
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 grassland — area from modis in Puerto Rico?
- Grassland — area from modis in Puerto Rico was 69.91 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 114.09 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.34 1000 ha in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Puerto Rico ranks 151st out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.