Land use hidden — Forest in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Forest was 4,978 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — forest in Puerto Rico is 4,978 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Puerto Rico peaked at 4,978 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,203 Square kilometres, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,203 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 3,312 Square kilometres | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 3,421 Square kilometres | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 3,530 Square kilometres | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 3,639 Square kilometres | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3,747 Square kilometres | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3,856 Square kilometres | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 3,965 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 4,074 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4,183 Square kilometres | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4,292 Square kilometres | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4,354 Square kilometres | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 4,416 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 4,478 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 4,541 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4,603 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 4,665 Square kilometres | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4,728 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4,790 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,852 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4,914 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4,919 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 4,924 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,929 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4,934 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4,939 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 4,944 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4,949 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,954 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,958 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4,963 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4,968 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 4,973 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 4,978 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 4,978 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 1.6× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 4,978 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 24% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,693 Square kilometres | 3,203 Square kilometres | 4,183 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,572 Square kilometres | 4,292 Square kilometres | 4,852 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,936 Square kilometres | 4,914 Square kilometres | 4,958 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,971 Square kilometres | 4,963 Square kilometres | 4,978 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 119 El Salvador 5,704 Square kilometres compare
- 120 Yemen 5,490 Square kilometres compare
- 121 Bahamas 5,099 Square kilometres compare
- 123 Vanuatu 4,423 Square kilometres compare
- 124 Tajikistan 4,268 Square kilometres compare
- 125 Brunei Darussalam 3,800 Square kilometres compare
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 use hidden — forest in Puerto Rico?
- Land use hidden — forest in Puerto Rico was 4,978 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,978 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,203 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Puerto Rico ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata