Beans, dry — Area harvested in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 46 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested in Puerto Rico is 46 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 39.4% on the previous year and up 1,433.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Puerto Rico peaked at 6,044 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 3 ha, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 120th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,816 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,044 ha | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 5,440 ha | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 4,323 ha | -20.5% |
| 1965 | 4,363 ha | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 3,930 ha | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 3,930 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 700 ha | -82.2% |
| 1969 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 ha | -28.6% |
| 1985 | 390 ha | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 320 ha | -17.9% |
| 1987 | 230 ha | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 180 ha | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 105 ha | -41.7% |
| 1990 | 80 ha | -23.8% |
| 1991 | 35 ha | -56.2% |
| 1992 | 16 ha | -54.3% |
| 1993 | 13 ha | -18.8% |
| 1994 | 12 ha | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 10 ha | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 9 ha | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 17 ha | +88.9% |
| 1998 | 38 ha | +123.5% |
| 1999 | 30 ha | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 82 ha | +173.3% |
| 2001 | 52 ha | -36.6% |
| 2002 | 48 ha | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 19 ha | -60.4% |
| 2004 | 19 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 ha | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 43 ha | +168.8% |
| 2007 | 61 ha | +41.9% |
| 2008 | 101 ha | +65.6% |
| 2009 | 122 ha | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 171 ha | +40.2% |
| 2011 | 164 ha | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 204 ha | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 104 ha | -49.0% |
| 2014 | 3 ha | -97.1% |
| 2015 | 4 ha | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 40 ha | +900.0% |
| 2017 | 50 ha | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 59 ha | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 58 ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 52 ha | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 45 ha | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 34 ha | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 33 ha | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 46 ha | +39.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 46 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,547 ha, 1% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 46 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34,416 ha, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +900.0% | 4 ha | 40 ha |
| 2000 | +173.3% | 30 ha | 82 ha |
| 2006 | +168.8% | 16 ha | 43 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,916 ha | 700 ha | 6,044 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 700 ha | 700 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 452.5 ha | 105 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 26 ha | 9 ha | 80 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.3 ha | 16 ha | 122 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7 ha | 3 ha | 204 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 ha | 33 ha | 52 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Puerto Rico?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Puerto Rico was 46 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,044 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 ha in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Puerto Rico ranks 120th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,433.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.