Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 25.24 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
25.24 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
26th
of 164 countries
All-time high
49.59 t per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
24.05 t per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk, 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 milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico is 25.24 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 49.59 t per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 24.05 t per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.81 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 34.21 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 36.6 t per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 37.52 t per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 39.41 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 39.51 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 40.17 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 41.33 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 41.78 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 41.69 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 42.2 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 43.14 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 43.29 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 42.21 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 42.8 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 45.92 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 49.21 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 49.59 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 49.37 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 45.92 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 46.88 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 44.97 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 43.19 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 39.58 t per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 36.95 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 38.35 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 42.78 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 41.17 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 44.89 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 45.36 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 43.78 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 42.3 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 41.02 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 40.44 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.24 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 40.93 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 40.26 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 42.57 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 39.86 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 42.73 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 43.82 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 41.88 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 40.71 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 39.42 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 38.17 t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 37.38 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.34 t per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 32.4 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.18 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 30.44 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.68 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 29.83 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 29 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.63 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 27.74 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.19 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.52 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.06 t per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.5 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.29 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24.05 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 26.47 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 25.24 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 25.24 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.36 t per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 25.24 t per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 t per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.04 t per square kilometre | 31.81 t per square kilometre | 41.78 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.94 t per square kilometre | 41.69 t per square kilometre | 49.59 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.47 t per square kilometre | 36.95 t per square kilometre | 46.88 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.88 t per square kilometre | 39.86 t per square kilometre | 45.36 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1 t per square kilometre | 31.18 t per square kilometre | 43.82 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.46 t per square kilometre | 26.5 t per square kilometre | 30.68 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.76 t per square kilometre | 24.05 t per square kilometre | 27.29 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 23 Azerbaijan 27.63 t per square kilometre compare
- 24 Costa Rica 27.24 t per square kilometre compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 27.11 t per square kilometre compare
- 27 Lithuania 23.53 t per square kilometre compare
- 28 Portugal 22.47 t per square kilometre compare
- 29 Hungary 22.27 t 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 milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Milk, total — production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 25.24 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 49.59 t per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest milk, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.05 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for milk, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 26th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk, 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.
Milk, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk, 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
Milk, 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.