Land area — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land area — Area was 887 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Puerto Rico stood at 887 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 887 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 887 1000 ha, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 178th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 887 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (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)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.19 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area in Puerto Rico?
- Land area — area in Puerto Rico was 887 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 887 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 887 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land area — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 178th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.