Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 ha per person for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0022 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0022 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.002 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0019 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0017 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0019 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.001 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0009 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 ha per person | -43.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 ha per person | +29.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 ha per person | -34.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -55.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -36.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +26.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | +40.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -39.1% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -70.5% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | +44.9% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | +11.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0 ha per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 3% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.