Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 784.93 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Puerto Rico, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Puerto Rico is 784.93 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Puerto Rico peaked at 784.93 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 468.81 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Puerto Rico ranks 109th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 468.81 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 704.03 Square kilometres | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 781.25 Square kilometres | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 780.62 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 784.93 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 468.81 Square kilometres | 468.81 Square kilometres | 468.81 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 742.64 Square kilometres | 704.03 Square kilometres | 781.25 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 782.77 Square kilometres | 780.62 Square kilometres | 784.93 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 106 Tajikistan 871.2 Square kilometres compare
- 107 Saudi Arabia 845.11 Square kilometres compare
- 108 El Salvador 826.15 Square kilometres compare
- 110 Libya 764.16 Square kilometres compare
- 111 Norway 757.8 Square kilometres compare
- 112 Armenia 728.03 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Puerto Rico?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Puerto Rico was 784.93 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 784.93 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 468.81 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Puerto Rico ranks 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 — Loss of cropland. 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