Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre was 0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
90th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.4927 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0.1484 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico is 0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.4927 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1484 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3055 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3224 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3179 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3405 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3134 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1966 | 0.345 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3596 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3619 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3664 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3777 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4025 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4194 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4453 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4431 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4442 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4442 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4464 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4419 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4521 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4645 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4735 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4735 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4746 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4769 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4803 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.478 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4791 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4791 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4927 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1484 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -69.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1531 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1521 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2514 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +65.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2414 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2292 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2169 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2249 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2335 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2375 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2446 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2518 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.252 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2525 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2529 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2533 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2539 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.245 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2362 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2273 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.225 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2323 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2369 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2415 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2462 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2511 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2506 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.25 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2495 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2489 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.324 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 77% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2437 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per square kilometre 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 | -69.9% | 0.4927 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1484 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +65.3% | 0.1521 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2514 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.337 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3055 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3664 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4317 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3777 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4521 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4772 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4645 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.4927 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2086 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1484 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2514 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.248 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2362 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2539 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2361 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2511 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2492 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.25 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 87 New Zealand 0.2533 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 88 Georgia 0.2525 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 89 Peru 0.2485 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 91 Samoa 0.248 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.2443 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 93 Grenada 0.2441 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.2484 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4927 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1484 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.