Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 233.33 % change on previous year in 2002. ◆ Volatile
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 1962–2002
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 233.33 % change on previous year for sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2002. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 374.5% on the previous year and up 1,522.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 233.33 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -85 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Puerto Rico 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -5.95 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | -5.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | -5.15 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1967 | -3.44 % change on previous year | -33.2% |
| 1968 | -9.94 % change on previous year | +188.9% |
| 1969 | -24.06 % change on previous year | +142.0% |
| 1970 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1971 | -16.07 % change on previous year | -490.6% |
| 1972 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1973 | -11.45 % change on previous year | +811.4% |
| 1974 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 1975 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -59.3% |
| 1976 | -3.06 % change on previous year | +44.6% |
| 1977 | -7.19 % change on previous year | +134.7% |
| 1978 | -18.71 % change on previous year | +160.4% |
| 1979 | -7.14 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1980 | -9.4 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1981 | -5.03 % change on previous year | -46.5% |
| 1982 | -28.28 % change on previous year | +462.0% |
| 1983 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1984 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1985 | -0.8811 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 1986 | -5.78 % change on previous year | +555.8% |
| 1987 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 1988 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -236.5% |
| 1989 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 1990 | -13.53 % change on previous year | +1005.2% |
| 1991 | -7.65 % change on previous year | -43.5% |
| 1992 | -16.4 % change on previous year | +114.5% |
| 1993 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 1994 | -20.44 % change on previous year | -306.8% |
| 1995 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -123.2% |
| 1996 | -12.12 % change on previous year | -355.7% |
| 1997 | -10.34 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 1998 | -34.59 % change on previous year | +234.4% |
| 1999 | -32.67 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2000 | -11.11 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2001 | -85 % change on previous year | +665.0% |
| 2002 | 233.33 % change on previous year | -374.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6.92 % change on previous year | -24.06 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -6.81 % change on previous year | -18.71 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.43 % change on previous year | -28.28 % change on previous year | 5.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -13.31 % change on previous year | -34.59 % change on previous year | 9.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.74 % change on previous year | -85 % change on previous year | 233.33 % change on previous year | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 2 French Guiana 126.67 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Cuba 86.08 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 85.77 % change on previous year 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was 233.33 % change on previous year in 2002, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 233.33 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -85 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2002.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,522.6%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.