Share of land area used for agriculture in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of land area used for agriculture was 19.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land area used for agriculture in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land area used for agriculture in Puerto Rico stood at 19.0%. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for agriculture in Puerto Rico peaked at 69.4% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 156th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land area used for agriculture in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.4% | — |
| 1962 | 67.8% | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 66.0% | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 68.7% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 65.5% | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 64.0% | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 63.8% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 63.4% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 62.2% | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 59.8% | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 58.1% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 55.5% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 55.6% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 55.4% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 55.8% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 54.8% | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 53.6% | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 52.6% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 52.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.3% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 50.7% | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | -24.1% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 22.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.3% | 63.4% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 54.8% | 62.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 50.7% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 29.3% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.3% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 19.0% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 153 Cape Verde 19.6% compare
- 154 Montenegro 19.6% compare
- 155 Peru 19.1% compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.9% compare
- 158 Samoa 17.6% compare
- 159 Algeria 17.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- 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 180,246 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land area used for agriculture in Puerto Rico?
- Share of land area used for agriculture in Puerto Rico was 19.0% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for agriculture recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of land area used for agriculture?
- Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for agriculture rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures.