Forest area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Forest area was 56.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 56.1% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Puerto Rico peaked at 56.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 37th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.1% | — |
| 1991 | 37.3% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 41.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 42.2% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 45.9% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 48.4% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 36.1% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 48.4% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.7% | 55.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 56.0% | 56.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Puerto Rico?
- Forest area in Puerto Rico was 56.1% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for forest area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 37th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.