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 166th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 163 Kuwait 136 1000 ha compare
- 164 Rwanda 124.5 1000 ha compare
- 165 Faroe Islands 96 1000 ha compare
- 167 Luxembourg 69.75 1000 ha compare
- 168 Republic of Korea 56 1000 ha compare
- 169 Belize 50 1000 ha compare
- 169 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50 1000 ha compare
- 169 Qatar 50 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (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)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.19 kg/ha (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 166th out of 220 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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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.