Agricultural land in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Agricultural land was 168,900 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
168,900
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
616,000
in 1961
All-time low
168,900
in 2018
Years of data
63
1961β2023
Agricultural land in Puerto Rico, 1961β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 168,900 for agricultural land in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land in Puerto Rico peaked at 616,000 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 168,900, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 163rd out of 221 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 588,111 | 562,000 | 616,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 504,100 | 486,000 | 552,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 463,700 | 450,000 | 475,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 332,640 | 259,900 | 435,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,870 | 189,000 | 247,200 | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,900 | 168,900 | 196,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 168,900 | 168,900 | 168,900 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 160 Vanuatu 187,000 compare
- 161 New Caledonia 184,030 compare
- 162 Belize 182,000 compare
- 164 Kuwait 150,000 compare
- 165 Comoros, Union of the 133,000 compare
- 166 Luxembourg 132,998 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6858 (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6858 (2025)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 10 (2024)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 10 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.61 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land in Puerto Rico?
- Agricultural land in Puerto Rico was 168,900 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 616,000 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 168,900 in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for agricultural land?
- Puerto Rico ranks 163rd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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