Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 20.4%
World rank
84th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico is 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 84th of 178 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.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0074 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -33.1% | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | -26.6% | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 81 Papua New Guinea 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 France 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Togo 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Georgia 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Ethiopia 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Peru 0.0018 1000 ha 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.6876 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1962.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 84th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. 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 Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area 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.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent crops — Area 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.