Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, annual growth rate was -21.86 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico stood at -21.86 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 317.4% on the previous year and down 351.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.56 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -21.86 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 128th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.05 % change on previous year | +194.5% |
| 1964 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -201.6% |
| 1965 | 15 % change on previous year | -392.4% |
| 1966 | -5.99 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1967 | -6.25 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9994 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -529.5% |
| 1971 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 8.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 1973 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 1974 | 24.56 % change on previous year | -357.8% |
| 1975 | -9.86 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 1976 | 10.93 % change on previous year | -210.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0062 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1978 | 9.86 % change on previous year | +158590.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5144 % change on previous year | -94.8% |
| 1980 | 0.7649 % change on previous year | +48.7% |
| 1981 | 15.95 % change on previous year | +1985.5% |
| 1982 | -5.24 % change on previous year | -132.9% |
| 1983 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 1984 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -215.4% |
| 1985 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -36.4% |
| 1986 | -0.9411 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 1987 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -643.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5693 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 1989 | 9.24 % change on previous year | +1522.3% |
| 1990 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -178.2% |
| 1991 | 7.8 % change on previous year | -208.1% |
| 1992 | -0.4363 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1993 | -2.69 % change on previous year | +516.2% |
| 1994 | -6.17 % change on previous year | +129.4% |
| 1995 | -12.7 % change on previous year | +105.9% |
| 1996 | -6.49 % change on previous year | -48.9% |
| 1997 | 12.38 % change on previous year | -290.6% |
| 1998 | 3 % change on previous year | -75.8% |
| 1999 | -18.1 % change on previous year | -703.9% |
| 2000 | 10 % change on previous year | -155.3% |
| 2001 | -7.76 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 2002 | -11.98 % change on previous year | +54.3% |
| 2003 | -6.19 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3547 % change on previous year | -105.7% |
| 2005 | 9.53 % change on previous year | +2586.1% |
| 2006 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 2007 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 2008 | -4.04 % change on previous year | +188.6% |
| 2009 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2010 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2011 | -3.88 % change on previous year | +158.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 2013 | -8.78 % change on previous year | -351.1% |
| 2014 | -4.84 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2015 | 23.85 % change on previous year | -593.2% |
| 2016 | -21.58 % change on previous year | -190.5% |
| 2017 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 2018 | -21.62 % change on previous year | +222.1% |
| 2019 | 24.51 % change on previous year | -213.4% |
| 2020 | 13.91 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 11.26 % change on previous year | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 23.08 % change on previous year | +104.9% |
| 2023 | -5.24 % change on previous year | -122.7% |
| 2024 | -21.86 % change on previous year | +317.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -21.86 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9986 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's -21.86 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.284 % change on previous year, 77.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +158590.2% | 0.0062 % change on previous year | 9.86 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +2586.1% | 0.3547 % change on previous year | 9.53 % change on previous year |
| 1981 | +1985.5% | 0.7649 % change on previous year | 15.95 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +1522.3% | 0.5693 % change on previous year | 9.24 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.674 % change on previous year | -6.25 % change on previous year | 15 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 3.08 % change on previous year | -9.86 % change on previous year | 24.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.32 % change on previous year | -5.24 % change on previous year | 15.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.06 % change on previous year | -18.1 % change on previous year | 12.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.55 % change on previous year | -11.98 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.71 % change on previous year | -21.62 % change on previous year | 24.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 % change on previous year | -21.86 % change on previous year | 23.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 125 Republic of Moldova -20.98 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Latvia -21.48 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Barbados -21.74 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Sri Lanka -28.69 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Georgia -34 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Croatia -37.23 % change on previous year 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 pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was -21.86 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 24.56 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.86 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 128th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pumpkins, squash and gourds — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 351.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Pumpkins, squash and gourds — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.