Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 19.9% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Puerto Rico peaked at 19.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2000.
That places Puerto Rico 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | +44.9% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 2 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Puerto Rico?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Puerto Rico was 19.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 75th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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