Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1121 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.1121 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 120.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1917 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 57th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | -61.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -90.6% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +292.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +113.3% |
| 2017 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.1121 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, 624.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.1121 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2886 ha per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +292.0% | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +183.3% | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +113.3% | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -100.0% | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -90.6% | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | -61.8% | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0958 ha per square kilometre | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.1121 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1917 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested 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
Rice — Area harvested 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.