Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0135 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico is 0.0135 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 32.6% on the previous year and up 185.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.74 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 127th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1963 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1965 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9415 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7754 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1968 | 0.31 ha per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1969 | 0.354 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1319 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | -53.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0271 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | -84.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | +600.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | +107.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0485 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | +56.4% |
| 1999 | 0.039 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -93.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | +950.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -92.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +350.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | +169.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -32.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0135 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1117 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0135 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3853 ha per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +600.0% | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +400.0% | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +350.0% | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +169.7% | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +122.2% | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.95 ha per square kilometre | 0.31 ha per square kilometre | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | 0.1759 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0201 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 124 Fiji 0.0184 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 New Caledonia 0.0166 ha per square kilometre compare
- 126 Guyana 0.0139 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 United Arab Emirates 0.0132 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sudan 0.0127 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Australia 0.0101 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0135 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 127th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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
Maize (corn) — 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.