Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0345 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0345 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
34th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.1063 ha per square kilometre
in 1966
All-time low
0.0152 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0345 ha per square kilometre for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1063 ha per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0152 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0723 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0787 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0935 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1970 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0609 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0618 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2000 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0586 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -56.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0213 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | +43.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | -41.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0345 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0043 ha per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0345 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 ha per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | 0.0665 ha per square kilometre | 0.1063 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | 0.0823 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | 0.0496 ha per square kilometre | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | 0.059 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 31 Spain 0.0434 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Romania 0.0413 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 0.041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0341 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Barbados 0.0326 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Guatemala 0.0324 ha per square kilometre 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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Puerto Rico?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Puerto Rico was 0.0345 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1063 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0152 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 34th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — 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.