Rice — Area harvested in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Rice — Area harvested was 929 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested in Puerto Rico is 929 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 3,616.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Puerto Rico peaked at 1,700 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 100th out of 133 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.
Rice — Area harvested in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 450 ha | — |
| 1962 | 450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 480 ha | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 530 ha | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 550 ha | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 600 ha | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 650 ha | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 680 ha | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 700 ha | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 680 ha | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 680 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 680 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 680 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 660 ha | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 660 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 650 ha | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 650 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 630 ha | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 600 ha | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 1,700 ha | +183.3% |
| 1986 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 650 ha | -61.8% |
| 1988 | 530 ha | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 50 ha | -90.6% |
| 1990 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha | — |
| 1992 | 0 ha | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha | — |
| 1997 | 0 ha | — |
| 1998 | 0 ha | — |
| 1999 | 0 ha | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha | — |
| 2001 | 0 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 25 ha | — |
| 2015 | 98 ha | +292.0% |
| 2016 | 209 ha | +113.3% |
| 2017 | 319 ha | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 450 ha | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 581 ha | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 699 ha | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 806 ha | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 900 ha | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 994 ha | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 929 ha | -6.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 929 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 419 ha, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 929 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50,796 ha, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested 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% | 25 ha | 98 ha |
| 1985 | +183.3% | 600 ha | 1,700 ha |
| 2016 | +113.3% | 98 ha | 209 ha |
| 1990 | -100.0% | 50 ha | 0 ha |
| 1989 | -90.6% | 530 ha | 50 ha |
| 1987 | -61.8% | 1,700 ha | 650 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 543.33 ha | 450 ha | 680 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 688 ha | 660 ha | 700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 782 ha | 50 ha | 1,700 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.2 ha | 0 ha | 581 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 865.6 ha | 699 ha | 994 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 97 Solomon Islands 1,477 ha compare
- 98 South Africa 1,058 ha compare
- 99 Somalia 1,000 ha compare
- 101 Morocco 924 ha compare
- 102 Trinidad and Tobago 804 ha compare
- 103 Gabon 629 ha 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 rice — area harvested in Puerto Rico?
- Rice — area harvested in Puerto Rico was 929 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1,700 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for rice — area harvested?
- Puerto Rico ranks 100th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,616.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested. 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.