Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 30.48 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Puerto Rico stood at 30.48 %.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Puerto Rico peaked at 33.23 % in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.58 %, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.83 % | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 6.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.38 % | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 6.78 % | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 7.49 % | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 8 % | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 8.2 % | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 8.47 % | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 9.01 % | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 10 % | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 10.81 % | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 12.5 % | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 12.5 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 12.58 % | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 12.58 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 12.42 % | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 12.27 % | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 12.35 % | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 14.39 % | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 15.04 % | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 15.15 % | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 15.5 % | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 15.27 % | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 15.63 % | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 15.5 % | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 15.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 15.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16.56 % | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 17.62 % | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 18.82 % | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 20.2 % | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 25.32 % | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 25.97 % | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 24.5 % | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 23.19 % | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 22.01 % | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 20.94 % | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 20.28 % | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 21.62 % | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 20.98 % | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 20.37 % | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 21.74 % | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 23.31 % | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 25.13 % | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 27.25 % | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 29.77 % | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 28.97 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 28.21 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.49 % | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 26.81 % | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.16 % | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 27.12 % | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 28.16 % | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 29.27 % | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 30.48 % | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 31.8 % | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 33.23 % | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 32.55 % | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.69 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.72 % | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 29.28 % | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 30.48 % | +4.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 30.48 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 14.71 %, 2.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 30.48 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.41 %, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.4 % | 6.58 % | 8.47 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.7 % | 9.01 % | 12.58 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.43 % | 14.39 % | 16.56 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.88 % | 17.62 % | 25.97 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.73 % | 20.37 % | 29.77 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.31 % | 26.16 % | 33.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.55 % | 27.72 % | 32.69 % | 5 |
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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Puerto Rico?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Puerto Rico was 30.48 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.23 % in 2018.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.58 % in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Puerto Rico ranks 64th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.