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.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,120 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 3,080 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3,120 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 3,140 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 3,140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3,140 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,180 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3,220 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 3,260 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 3,300 Square kilometres | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 3,300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,300 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,320 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 3,340 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 3,340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,300 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 3,320 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 3,240 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 3,360 Square kilometres | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 3,340 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3,350 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3,370 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 3,330 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 3,330 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,340 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 3,340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,340 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3,300 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3,200 Square kilometres | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 3,150 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 3,110 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,320 Square kilometres | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 2,320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,320 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,100 Square kilometres | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 1,770 Square kilometres | -15.7% |
| 1999 | 1,613 Square kilometres | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 1,455 Square kilometres | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 1,298 Square kilometres | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 1,140 Square kilometres | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 1,144 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,146 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,148 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,150 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,151 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,147 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,142 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,137 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1,132 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,127 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,110 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,093 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,076 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,059 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1,042 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,027 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,027 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,027 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,027 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,027 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,027 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1,027 Square kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,050 Square kilometres, 34% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1,027 Square kilometres is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 17% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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% | 3,110 Square kilometres | 2,320 Square kilometres |
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 |
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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 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