Rice yields in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Rice yields was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice yields in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Puerto Rico stood at 3.76 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Puerto Rico peaked at 9.94 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.97 tonnes per hectare, in 2014.
Puerto Rico ranks 66th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.53 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 6.77 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 9.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1,094 hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 3,952 metric tons (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,612 kg per hectare (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Puerto Rico?
- Rice yields in Puerto Rico was 3.76 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 9.94 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for rice yields?
- Puerto Rico ranks 66th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.