Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0008 ha per person for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.002 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2003.
That places Puerto Rico 156th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0015 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.002 ha per person | +39.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0012 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0013 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0014 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0017 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0013 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.001 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.001 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per person | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 ha per person | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0008 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.002 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2003.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 156th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Vegetables Primary — 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.