Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.038 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.038 ha per square kilometre for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0406 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per square kilometre, in 2005.
Puerto Rico ranks 29th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +600.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | +115.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0281 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0308 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.038 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +600.0% | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +115.5% | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 ha per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.038 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0406 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 29th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.