Meat, Poultry — Production in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat, Poultry — Production was 24,352 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Production in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — production in Puerto Rico stood at 24,352 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.3% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — production in Puerto Rico peaked at 61,709 t in 1995 and was at its lowest, 9,328 t, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Production in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,328 t | — |
| 1962 | 10,584 t | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 11,040 t | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 11,572 t | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 10,389 t | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 10,795 t | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 11,119 t | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 11,375 t | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 11,506 t | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 12,543 t | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 13,759 t | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 13,945 t | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 14,720 t | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 15,106 t | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 15,906 t | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 17,184 t | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 18,570 t | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 18,996 t | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 25,080 t | +32.0% |
| 1980 | 27,883 t | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 29,544 t | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 28,280 t | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 26,533 t | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 26,313 t | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 33,041 t | +25.6% |
| 1986 | 38,790 t | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 42,438 t | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 50,595 t | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 53,309 t | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 51,329 t | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 56,672 t | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 57,591 t | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 59,269 t | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 61,305 t | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 61,709 t | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 59,826 t | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 59,886 t | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 58,997 t | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 52,510 t | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 59,582 t | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 51,524 t | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 54,103 t | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 47,065 t | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 49,753 t | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 49,579 t | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 52,293 t | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 55,764 t | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 53,155 t | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 51,769 t | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 49,344 t | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 45,055 t | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 43,775 t | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 38,692 t | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 35,409 t | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 33,505 t | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 31,359 t | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 34,273 t | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 40,494 t | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 32,708 t | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 27,288 t | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 20,000 t | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 18,000 t | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 18,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24,352 t | +35.3% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 24,352 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 100,759 t, 24% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 24,352 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81,408 t, 30% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,856 t | 9,328 t | 11,572 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 16,581 t | 12,543 t | 25,080 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,673 t | 26,313 t | 53,309 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,909 t | 51,329 t | 61,709 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,459 t | 47,065 t | 59,582 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,461 t | 31,359 t | 49,344 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,528 t | 18,000 t | 27,288 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0208 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.053 hectares 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — production in Puerto Rico?
- Meat, poultry — production in Puerto Rico was 24,352 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 61,709 t in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — production recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,328 t in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat, poultry — production?
- Puerto Rico ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — production rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.