Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 3.34 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico is 3.34 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 12.03 t per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.26 t per square kilometre, in 2022.
Puerto Rico ranks 65th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.76 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.97 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 4.25 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1964 | 4.42 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 4.67 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 4.89 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 4.94 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 4.9 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 4.93 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 4.96 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 5.36 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 5.54 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 5.79 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 5.88 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.83 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.44 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 6.74 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 7.95 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 8.65 t per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 7.49 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 7.42 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 7.4 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 7.27 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 7.64 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 8.52 t per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 10.1 t per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 10.6 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 10.76 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 11.11 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 11.37 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 12.03 t per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 10.95 t per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 10.82 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 10.75 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 10.59 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 10.03 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 10.07 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 9.82 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 9 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 9.54 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 8.4 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 8.4 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.48 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 8.39 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 7.92 t per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 8.15 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 8.46 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.17 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 7.99 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.66 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 7.12 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 6.9 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6.25 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 5.83 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.21 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 5.46 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.06 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 5.11 t per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 4.52 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 3.66 t per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 3.26 t per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 3.34 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 3.34 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.08 t per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 3.34 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.06 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.53 t per square kilometre | 3.76 t per square kilometre | 4.94 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.31 t per square kilometre | 4.96 t per square kilometre | 8.65 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.83 t per square kilometre | 7.27 t per square kilometre | 11.11 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.54 t per square kilometre | 9 t per square kilometre | 12.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.29 t per square kilometre | 7.48 t per square kilometre | 9.54 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.12 t per square kilometre | 5.11 t per square kilometre | 7.66 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7 t per square kilometre | 3.26 t per square kilometre | 4.52 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 3.34 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 12.03 t per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 65th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. 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, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production 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, Total — Production 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.