Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 63.79 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Puerto Rico, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 63.79 1000 ha for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 86.3 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 63.79 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 39th out of 63 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 72.12 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 74.24 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 76.36 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 78.48 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 80.6 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 81.74 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 82.88 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 84.02 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 85.16 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.3 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 85.73 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.17 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.6 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.03 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 83.47 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 82.9 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 78.12 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 73.35 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 68.57 1000 ha | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 63.79 1000 ha | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 63.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.79 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 63.79 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 954 1000 ha, 7% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 63.79 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 499 1000 ha, 13% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.05 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 82.88 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2010s | 83.95 1000 ha | 78.12 1000 ha | 86.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.66 1000 ha | 63.79 1000 ha | 73.35 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 36 Cuba 120.7 1000 ha compare
- 37 Peru 82.51 1000 ha compare
- 38 Luxembourg 69.75 1000 ha compare
- 40 North Macedonia 60 1000 ha compare
- 41 Algeria 54 1000 ha compare
- 42 El Salvador 47.1 1000 ha 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 perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Puerto Rico?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in Puerto Rico was 63.79 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.79 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 39th out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — 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.