What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 0.3427 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.

What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2018.

How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?

Puerto Rico ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico

Name: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

116th

of 177 countries

All-time high

0.3427 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

All-time low

0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2018

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.3427 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2018.

Puerto Rico ranks 116th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.3427 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.3303 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.6%
1963	0.3303 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.3055 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-7.5%
1965	0.3326 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+8.9%
1966	0.301 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-9.5%
1967	0.2818 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-6.4%
1968	0.2751 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.4%
1969	0.2661 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.3%
1970	0.2503 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-5.9%
1971	0.2255 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-9.9%
1972	0.2086 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-7.5%
1973	0.1804 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-13.5%
1974	0.1804 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.1793 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.6%
1976	0.1793 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.1815 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.3%
1978	0.1838 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.2%
1979	0.1826 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.6%
1980	0.1567 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-14.2%
1981	0.1499 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.3%
1982	0.1488 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.8%
1983	0.1454 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.3%
1984	0.1477 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
1985	0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.3%
1986	0.1454 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.8%
1987	0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.8%
1988	0.1443 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.1353 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-6.3%
1990	0.1297 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.2%
1991	0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-8.7%
1992	0.1116 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-5.7%
1993	0.0891 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-20.2%
1994	0.0868 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.5%
1995	0.0868 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.0868 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.0913 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+5.2%
1998	0.1077 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+17.9%
1999	0.1112 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.2%
2000	0.1147 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.1%
2001	0.1183 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.1%
2002	0.1218 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+3.0%
2003	0.1141 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-6.3%
2004	0.1064 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-6.7%
2005	0.0988 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-7.2%
2006	0.0911 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-7.8%
2007	0.0833 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-8.5%
2008	0.0857 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.8%
2009	0.088 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.8%
2010	0.0904 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.7%
2011	0.0928 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.6%
2012	0.0948 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+2.2%
2013	0.0915 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.4%
2014	0.0883 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.6%
2015	0.085 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.7%
2016	0.0817 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-3.8%
2017	0.0785 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.0%
2018	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-4.9%
2019	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2021	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

Puerto Rico's 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0918 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
Puerto Rico's 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1136 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3073 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2661 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.3427 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.1952 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1793 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.2503 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.1462 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1353 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1567 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.1019 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0868 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1297 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.1022 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0833 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1218 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0852 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0948 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

113 Brazil 0.0759 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
114 Tajikistan 0.0756 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
115 Russia 0.0755 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
117 Finland 0.074 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
118 Liberia 0.0727 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
119 Kyrgyzstan 0.0711 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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)

All data for Puerto Rico →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?: Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.3427 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0746 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2018.
How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?: Puerto Rico ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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About this data

Indicator: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.