Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 92.11 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Puerto Rico stood at 92.11 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 337 1000 ha in 1983 and was at its lowest, 92.11 1000 ha, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 179th of 237 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 312 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 308 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 312 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 314 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 314 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 314 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 318 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 322 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 326 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 330 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 330 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 332 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 334 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 330 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 332 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 324 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 336 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 334 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 335 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 337 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 333 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 333 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 334 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 334 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 330 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 320 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 315 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 311 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 232 1000 ha | -25.4% |
| 1994 | 232 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 232 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 232 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 204.5 1000 ha | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 177 1000 ha | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 161.25 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 145.5 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 129.75 1000 ha | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 114 1000 ha | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 114.22 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 114.44 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 114.66 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 114.88 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 115.1 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 114.62 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 114.14 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 113.66 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 113.18 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 112.7 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 111.03 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 109.37 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 107.7 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 106.03 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 104.37 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 102.7 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 100.05 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 97.4 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 94.75 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 92.11 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 92.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.11 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 92.11 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 380.82 1000 ha, 24% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 92.11 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 490 1000 ha, 19% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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% | 311 1000 ha | 232 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 315.56 1000 ha | 308 1000 ha | 326 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 331 1000 ha | 324 1000 ha | 334 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 334 1000 ha | 330 1000 ha | 337 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 241.68 1000 ha | 161.25 1000 ha | 320 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.13 1000 ha | 114 1000 ha | 145.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.08 1000 ha | 100.05 1000 ha | 113.66 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7 1000 ha | 92.11 1000 ha | 97.4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 176 Kuwait 136 1000 ha compare
- 177 Rwanda 124.5 1000 ha compare
- 178 Faroe Islands 96 1000 ha compare
- 180 Luxembourg 69.75 1000 ha compare
- 181 Republic of Korea 56 1000 ha compare
- 182 Belize 50 1000 ha compare
- 182 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50 1000 ha compare
- 182 Qatar 50 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Puerto Rico?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Puerto Rico was 92.11 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 337 1000 ha in 1983.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.11 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 179th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.