Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 996 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Puerto Rico stood at 996 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 3,457.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Puerto Rico peaked at 15,872 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 4 ha, in 2012.
That places Puerto Rico 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,872 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,489 ha | -40.2% |
| 1963 | 9,519 ha | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 12,094 ha | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 10,158 ha | -16.0% |
| 1966 | 8,901 ha | -12.4% |
| 1967 | 7,478 ha | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 3,400 ha | -54.5% |
| 1969 | 3,820 ha | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 2,260 ha | -40.8% |
| 1971 | 1,870 ha | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 1,870 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,245 ha | -33.4% |
| 1974 | 1,180 ha | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 1,160 ha | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 920 ha | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 920 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 910 ha | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 880 ha | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 805 ha | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 673 ha | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 670 ha | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 650 ha | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 620 ha | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 1,840 ha | +196.8% |
| 1986 | 1,830 ha | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,300 ha | -29.0% |
| 1988 | 810 ha | -37.7% |
| 1989 | 630 ha | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 500 ha | -20.6% |
| 1991 | 435 ha | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 430 ha | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 247 ha | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 294 ha | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 318 ha | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 332 ha | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 346 ha | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 541 ha | +56.4% |
| 1999 | 346 ha | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 333 ha | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 317 ha | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 301 ha | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 237 ha | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 211 ha | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 185 ha | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 160 ha | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 121 ha | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 103 ha | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 86 ha | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 72 ha | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 59 ha | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 4 ha | -93.2% |
| 2013 | 42 ha | +950.0% |
| 2014 | 28 ha | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 102 ha | +264.3% |
| 2016 | 213 ha | +108.8% |
| 2017 | 323 ha | +51.6% |
| 2018 | 454 ha | +40.6% |
| 2019 | 598 ha | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 740 ha | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 872 ha | +17.8% |
| 2022 | 1,078 ha | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 1,114 ha | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 996 ha | -10.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 996 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 0% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 996 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +950.0% | 4 ha | 42 ha |
| 2015 | +264.3% | 28 ha | 102 ha |
| 1985 | +196.8% | 620 ha | 1,840 ha |
| 2016 | +108.8% | 102 ha | 213 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,970 ha | 3,400 ha | 15,872 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,322 ha | 880 ha | 2,260 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 982.8 ha | 620 ha | 1,840 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 378.9 ha | 247 ha | 541 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 205.4 ha | 86 ha | 333 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.5 ha | 4 ha | 598 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 960 ha | 740 ha | 1,114 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 157 Vanuatu 1,549 ha compare
- 158 Brunei Darussalam 1,494 ha compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 1,477 ha compare
- 161 United Arab Emirates 900 ha compare
- 162 Trinidad and Tobago 804 ha compare
- 163 New Caledonia 631 ha compare
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Puerto Rico?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Puerto Rico was 996 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 15,872 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 ha in 2012.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Puerto Rico ranks 160th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,457.1%. 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 Cereals, primary — 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.