Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.68 1000 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
41st
of 168 countries
All-time high
5.36 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1995
All-time low
0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico is 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 41st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9944 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9761 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 1.01 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.04 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.08 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 1.31 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.25 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.35 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 1.47 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.57 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 2.02 1000 An per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 2.15 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 2.35 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 2.32 1000 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.13 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 2.24 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 2.68 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 3.1 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 3.46 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 4.22 1000 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 3.99 1000 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 4.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 4.76 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 4.99 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 5.14 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 5.16 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 5.19 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 5.19 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.23 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.55 1000 An per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 5.17 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 4.47 1000 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 4.69 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 3.6 1000 An per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 3.48 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.65 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.96 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.83 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3.71 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.62 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.52 1000 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.58 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 3.32 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.21 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.11 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.01 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 2.91 1000 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.25 1000 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.64 1000 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 2.17 1000 An per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.29 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6847 1000 An per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.09 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.42 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.18 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.02 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.86 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.13 1000 An per square kilometre | 4.22 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.98 1000 An per square kilometre | 4.25 1000 An per square kilometre | 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.04 1000 An per square kilometre | 3.48 1000 An per square kilometre | 5.17 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.24 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.9 1000 An per square kilometre | 3.62 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 1000 An per square kilometre | 1.63 1000 An per square kilometre | 2.64 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 38 Qatar 1.87 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 39 Nepal 1.84 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 40 China 1.73 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 42 Czechia 1.64 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 43 Costa Rica 1.56 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 44 Cyprus 1.5 1000 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, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 1.68 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 1000 An per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8763 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 41st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — 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, Poultry — 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.