Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 1,027 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico stood at 1,027 Square kilometres. 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 in Puerto Rico peaked at 3,370 Square kilometres in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1,027 Square kilometres, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 180 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,156 Square kilometres | 3,080 Square kilometres | 3,260 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,310 Square kilometres | 3,240 Square kilometres | 3,340 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,340 Square kilometres | 3,300 Square kilometres | 3,370 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,422 Square kilometres | 1,613 Square kilometres | 3,200 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,192 Square kilometres | 1,140 Square kilometres | 1,455 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,083 Square kilometres | 1,027 Square kilometres | 1,137 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,027 Square kilometres | 1,027 Square kilometres | 1,027 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 129 New Caledonia 1,743 Square kilometres compare
- 130 Israel 1,640 Square kilometres compare
- 131 Kuwait 1,360 Square kilometres compare
- 133 Faroe Islands 960 Square kilometres compare
- 134 Luxembourg 697.6 Square kilometres compare
- 135 Belize 500 Square kilometres compare
- 135 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 500 Square kilometres compare
- 135 Qatar 500 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.1 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 5.77 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 0.6793 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.77 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico was 1,027 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3,370 Square kilometres in 1983.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,027 Square kilometres in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Puerto Rico ranks 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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