Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3232 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico stood at 0.3232 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.6922 ha per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2356 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Puerto Rico 82nd out of 169 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3994 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4062 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5773 ha per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4596 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5005 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5734 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1967 | 0.5144 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4254 ha per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3749 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4163 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4044 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4168 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3019 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3098 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.371 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4514 ha per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4228 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4588 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4667 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.5076 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5569 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5812 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.611 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5992 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5851 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5851 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.646 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6573 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6922 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.646 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5906 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5862 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5536 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5301 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.472 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4466 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4231 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4498 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4039 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4444 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.422 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3508 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2356 ha per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 0.32 ha per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2933 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2961 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2989 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2932 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2944 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3067 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3043 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3454 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2796 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2488 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2591 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2548 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2575 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2424 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2742 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2876 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.302 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3424 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3232 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4701 ha per square kilometre | 0.3749 ha per square kilometre | 0.5773 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.402 ha per square kilometre | 0.3019 ha per square kilometre | 0.4667 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6022 ha per square kilometre | 0.5076 ha per square kilometre | 0.6922 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5102 ha per square kilometre | 0.4039 ha per square kilometre | 0.646 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3249 ha per square kilometre | 0.2356 ha per square kilometre | 0.4444 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2773 ha per square kilometre | 0.2424 ha per square kilometre | 0.3454 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3138 ha per square kilometre | 0.2876 ha per square kilometre | 0.3424 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 79 Kenya 0.3562 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Bahamas 0.3399 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 New Caledonia 0.3236 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Morocco 0.3197 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Greece 0.3196 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.3134 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.3232 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6922 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2356 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 82nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.