Share global forest in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share global forest was 0.0105 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0105
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
145th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0117
in 2010
All-time low
0.007
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Puerto Rico, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0105.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0117 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.007, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 145th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.007 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0073 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0082 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0092 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0101 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0103 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0106 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0111 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0114 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0117 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0114 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0111 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.011 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0108 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0105 | -1.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0105 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 1.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0105 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0084 | 0.007 | 0.0098 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 | 0.0101 | 0.0115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0116 | 0.0112 | 0.0117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0108 | 0.0105 | 0.0111 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0322 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 11.58 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Puerto Rico?
- Share global forest in Puerto Rico was 0.0105 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0117 in 2010.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share global forest?
- Puerto Rico ranks 145th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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