Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.4514 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Puerto Rico stood at 0.4514 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.4679 An per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1285 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 123rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1285 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1308 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1319 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1342 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1353 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1375 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1387 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1454 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1522 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.159 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1691 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1759 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1793 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1826 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.186 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1917 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1917 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1917 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1917 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1917 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2029 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2029 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2029 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2029 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2086 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2187 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2289 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2356 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2368 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2368 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3608 An per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3608 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3833 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.389 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4228 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.434 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.451 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4622 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4622 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4679 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4679 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4679 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1635 An per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1522 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1747 An per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2186 An per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2313 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2514 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2674 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.284 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3006 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3143 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3206 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3248 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3289 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3328 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.337 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.348 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.363 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3851 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4116 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4567 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4514 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.4514 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.4514 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8132 An per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -65.1% | 0.4679 An per square kilometre | 0.1635 An per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +52.4% | 0.2368 An per square kilometre | 0.3608 An per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +25.1% | 0.1747 An per square kilometre | 0.2186 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1372 An per square kilometre | 0.1285 An per square kilometre | 0.1522 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1818 An per square kilometre | 0.159 An per square kilometre | 0.1917 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2132 An per square kilometre | 0.1917 An per square kilometre | 0.2368 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3963 An per square kilometre | 0.2368 An per square kilometre | 0.4622 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2863 An per square kilometre | 0.1522 An per square kilometre | 0.4679 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3254 An per square kilometre | 0.284 An per square kilometre | 0.363 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4262 An per square kilometre | 0.3851 An per square kilometre | 0.4567 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 120 Eswatini 0.5417 An per square kilometre compare
- 121 Niger 0.4947 An per square kilometre compare
- 122 Fiji 0.4832 An per square kilometre compare
- 124 Mali 0.3616 An per square kilometre compare
- 125 Paraguay 0.3589 An per square kilometre compare
- 126 Equatorial Guinea 0.347 An 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 meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Puerto Rico?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Puerto Rico was 0.4514 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4679 An per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1285 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Puerto Rico ranks 123rd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.