How does Puerto Rico rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?

Puerto Rico ranks 88th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.

Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico

Name: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Puerto Rico: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.05 LSU/ha

Change on year

up 25.0%

World rank

88th

of 172 countries

All-time high

0.14 LSU/ha

in 1977

All-time low

0.04 LSU/ha

in 2022

Years of data

1961–2023

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU/ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico is 0.05 LSU/ha, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.14 LSU/ha in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.04 LSU/ha, in 2022.

That places Puerto Rico 88th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year	LSU/ha	Change
1961	0.05 LSU/ha	—
1962	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1963	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1964	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1965	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1966	0.06 LSU/ha	+20.0%
1967	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1968	0.06 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1969	0.07 LSU/ha	+16.7%
1970	0.07 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1971	0.07 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1972	0.08 LSU/ha	+14.3%
1973	0.09 LSU/ha	+12.5%
1974	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1975	0.1 LSU/ha	+11.1%
1976	0.11 LSU/ha	+10.0%
1977	0.14 LSU/ha	+27.3%
1978	0.11 LSU/ha	-21.4%
1979	0.1 LSU/ha	-9.1%
1980	0.09 LSU/ha	-10.0%
1981	0.1 LSU/ha	+11.1%
1982	0.09 LSU/ha	-10.0%
1983	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1984	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1985	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1986	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1987	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1988	0.08 LSU/ha	-11.1%
1989	0.09 LSU/ha	+12.5%
1990	0.09 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1991	0.1 LSU/ha	+11.1%
1992	0.1 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1993	0.12 LSU/ha	+20.0%
1994	0.13 LSU/ha	+8.3%
1995	0.13 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1996	0.12 LSU/ha	-7.7%
1997	0.12 LSU/ha	+0.0%
1998	0.08 LSU/ha	-33.3%
1999	0.11 LSU/ha	+37.5%
2000	0.11 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2001	0.1 LSU/ha	-9.1%
2002	0.09 LSU/ha	-10.0%
2003	0.05 LSU/ha	-44.4%
2004	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2005	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2006	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2007	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2008	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2009	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2010	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2011	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2012	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2013	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2014	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2015	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2016	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2017	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2018	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2019	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2020	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2021	0.05 LSU/ha	+0.0%
2022	0.04 LSU/ha	-20.0%
2023	0.05 LSU/ha	+25.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0556 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.07 LSU/ha	9
1970s	0.096 LSU/ha	0.07 LSU/ha	0.14 LSU/ha	10
1980s	0.09 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	0.1 LSU/ha	10
1990s	0.11 LSU/ha	0.08 LSU/ha	0.13 LSU/ha	10
2000s	0.065 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.11 LSU/ha	10
2010s	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	10
2020s	0.0475 LSU/ha	0.04 LSU/ha	0.05 LSU/ha	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

88 Brazil 0.05 LSU/ha compare
88 Cuba 0.05 LSU/ha compare
88 Ecuador 0.05 LSU/ha compare
88 El Salvador 0.05 LSU/ha compare
88 Israel 0.05 LSU/ha compare
88 Mauritius 0.05 LSU/ha compare
88 Mexico 0.05 LSU/ha compare
88 Panama 0.05 LSU/ha compare

See the full ranking of 223 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico?: Swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area in Puerto Rico was 0.05 LSU/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.14 LSU/ha in 1977.
What is the lowest swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.04 LSU/ha in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area?: Puerto Rico ranks 88th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
Is swine / pigs — livestock units per agricultural land area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Swine / pigs — Livestock units per agricultural land area
Unit: LSU/ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 223 places, 12,804 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.