Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.3799 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1983
All-time low
0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico stood at 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.3799 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 100th of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3517 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3472 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3517 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.354 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3585 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.363 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3675 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3743 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3743 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3653 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3788 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3777 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3754 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3754 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3608 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3551 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3506 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2616 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2616 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2616 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2616 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2368 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1995 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1818 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.164 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1463 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1285 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.129 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1292 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1294 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1297 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1298 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1293 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1287 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1276 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1271 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1251 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1232 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1213 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1194 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1175 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1056 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1519 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -25.4% | 0.3506 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2616 Square kilometres per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3558 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3472 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3675 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3732 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3653 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3765 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3766 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.372 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3799 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2731 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1818 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.3608 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1344 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1285 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.164 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1221 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1282 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 97 Ecuador 0.1184 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 98 Chile 0.1182 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 99 Belarus 0.1173 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 101 Bhutan 0.1083 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 102 New Caledonia 0.0954 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 103 Iraq 0.0918 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3799 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1158 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 100th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.