Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0028 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
157th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0037 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0023 Square kilometres per person
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0028 Square kilometres per person.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0037 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 Square kilometres per person, in 2004.
That places Puerto Rico 157th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0028 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 41% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0028 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 26% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 154 Japan 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 155 Grenada 0.0029 Square kilometres per person compare
- 156 Sri Lanka 0.0028 Square kilometres per person compare
- 158 Philippines 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 159 Belgium 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 160 Haiti 0.0024 Square kilometres per person 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 — land area, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0028 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 Square kilometres per person in 2004.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 157th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.