Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 56.02 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
56.02 %
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
89th
of 204 countries
All-time high
75.85 %
in 1992
All-time low
50.65 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 56.02 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Puerto Rico peaked at 75.85 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 50.65 %, in 1961.

That places Puerto Rico 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 50.65 %
1962 51.25 % +1.2%
1963 51.57 % +0.6%
1964 53.68 % +4.1%
1965 51.56 % -3.9%
1966 54.04 % +4.8%
1967 55.99 % +3.6%
1968 56.89 % +1.6%
1969 58.01 % +2.0%
1970 59.78 % +3.1%
1971 62.26 % +4.1%
1972 64.08 % +2.9%
1973 67.48 % +5.3%
1974 67.61 % +0.2%
1975 67.75 % +0.2%
1976 67.75 % +0.0%
1977 67.21 % -0.8%
1978 67.07 % -0.2%
1979 66.67 % -0.6%
1980 70.74 % +6.1%
1981 71.52 % +1.1%
1982 71.73 % +0.3%
1983 72.32 % +0.8%
1984 71.77 % -0.8%
1985 72.23 % +0.6%
1986 72.14 % -0.1%
1987 72.29 % +0.2%
1988 72.29 % +0.0%
1989 73.21 % +1.3%
1990 73.82 % +0.8%
1991 74.78 % +1.3%
1992 75.85 % +1.4%
1993 74.6 % -1.6%
1994 75.08 % +0.6%
1995 73.97 % -1.5%
1996 72.9 % -1.4%
1997 69.23 % -5.0%
1998 64.95 % -6.2%
1999 62.05 % -4.5%
2000 58.85 % -5.2%
2001 55.3 % -6.0%
2002 51.35 % -7.1%
2003 53.03 % +3.3%
2004 54.81 % +3.4%
2005 56.71 % +3.5%
2006 58.73 % +3.6%
2007 60.9 % +3.7%
2008 60.15 % -1.2%
2009 59.41 % -1.2%
2010 58.68 % -1.2%
2011 57.97 % -1.2%
2012 57.27 % -1.2%
2013 57.78 % +0.9%
2014 58.33 % +1.0%
2015 58.9 % +1.0%
2016 59.5 % +1.0%
2017 60.14 % +1.1%
2018 60.81 % +1.1%
2019 59 % -3.0%
2020 57.21 % -3.0%
2021 55.43 % -3.1%
2022 53.67 % -3.2%
2023 53.67 % +0.0%
2024 56.02 % +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 53.74 % 50.65 % 58.01 % 9
1970s 65.77 % 59.78 % 67.75 % 10
1980s 72.02 % 70.74 % 73.21 % 10
1990s 71.72 % 62.05 % 75.85 % 10
2000s 56.92 % 51.35 % 60.9 % 10
2010s 58.84 % 57.27 % 60.81 % 10
2020s 55.2 % 53.67 % 57.21 % 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 86 USSR 58.78 % compare
  2. 87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 56.58 % compare
  3. 88 French Guiana 56.05 % compare
  4. 90 Fiji 55.52 % compare
  5. 91 Sierra Leone 55.17 % compare
  6. 92 Ecuador 54.85 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Puerto Rico?
Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Puerto Rico was 56.02 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 75.85 % in 1992.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 50.65 % in 1961.
How does Puerto Rico rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
Puerto Rico ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.