Land area — Area, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land area — Area, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 ha per person, in 2004.
Puerto Rico ranks 165th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land area — Area, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 316 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Land area — area, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.