Other land — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Other land — Area was 281.31 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other land — area in Puerto Rico stood at 281.31 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 281.31 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 148.11 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Puerto Rico 156th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 192.34 1000 ha | 148.11 1000 ha | 234.57 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 220.06 1000 ha | 209.66 1000 ha | 225.24 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.21 1000 ha | 200.06 1000 ha | 250.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 265.55 1000 ha | 254.64 1000 ha | 281.31 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 153 Burundi 382.7 1000 ha compare
- 154 Cuba 358.81 1000 ha compare
- 155 Equatorial Guinea 293.59 1000 ha compare
- 157 Polynesia 280.5 1000 ha compare
- 158 Montenegro 269.72 1000 ha compare
- 159 French Guiana 261 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.38 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.1 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.1 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.38 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 316 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.73 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.07 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Puerto Rico?
- Other land — area in Puerto Rico was 281.31 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 281.31 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 148.11 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for other land — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.