Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 341.42 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Puerto Rico, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 341.42 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Puerto Rico peaked at 341.42 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.64 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Puerto Rico ranks 96th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61.64 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 191.72 Square kilometres | +211.0% |
| 2015 | 328.68 Square kilometres | +71.4% |
| 2020 | 334.33 Square kilometres | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 341.42 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 341.42 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 341.42 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 341.42 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 244.72 Square kilometres, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.64 Square kilometres | 61.64 Square kilometres | 61.64 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 260.2 Square kilometres | 191.72 Square kilometres | 328.68 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 337.88 Square kilometres | 334.33 Square kilometres | 341.42 Square kilometres | 2 |
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 cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Puerto Rico?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Puerto Rico was 341.42 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 341.42 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.64 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Puerto Rico ranks 96th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation