Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals was 3.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Puerto Rico, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Puerto Rico is 3.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2010.
Puerto Rico ranks 165th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.9% | — |
| 1991 | 4.8% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 4.0% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Puerto Rico?
- Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals in Puerto Rico was 3.5% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Puerto Rico ranks 165th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes). Agricultural water is defined as the annual quantity of self-supplied water withdrawn for irrigation, livestock and aquaculture purposes.