Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0007 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0007 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
137th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0014 Square kilometres per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0004 Square kilometres per person
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0007 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 Square kilometres per person, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 137th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -70.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +63.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0007 Square kilometres per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0017 Square kilometres per person, 41% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0007 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 Square kilometres per person, 36% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -70.1% | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person |
| 1993 | +63.9% | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 134 Grenada 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 135 Tanzania 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 136 Uganda 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 138 Cuba 0.0007 Square kilometres per person compare
- 139 Costa Rica 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 140 Ghana 0.0006 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 — other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0007 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 Square kilometres per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 137th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.