Fertilizer per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Fertilizer per capita was 0.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.49
in 2012
All-time low
0.06
in 2009
Years of data
22
2002–2023
Fertilizer per capita in Puerto Rico, 2002–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.1 for fertilizer per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.49 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 2009.
Puerto Rico ranks 162nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1613 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.263 | 0.15 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.135 | 0.1 | 0.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 160 Equatorial Guinea 0.11 compare
- 160 Maldives 0.11 compare
- 162 Madagascar 0.1 compare
- 162 Nigeria 0.1 compare
- 162 Sierra Leone 0.1 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.6858 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.6858 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1,094 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 3,952 metric tons (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,612 kg per hectare (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Fertilizer per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 in 2012.
- What is the lowest fertilizer per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 2009.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for fertilizer per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 162nd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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