Annual precipitation, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Annual precipitation, annual growth rate was -18.15 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-18.15 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 159.4%
World rank
138th
of 192 countries
All-time high
68.82 % change on previous year
in 1998
All-time low
-37.82 % change on previous year
in 1980
Years of data
85
1941–2025
Annual precipitation, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 1941–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded -18.15 % change on previous year for annual precipitation, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 159.4% on the previous year and down 93.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual precipitation, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 68.82 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -37.82 % change on previous year, in 1980.
That places Puerto Rico 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual precipitation, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 2.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1942 | 6.8 % change on previous year | +169.3% |
| 1943 | -21.35 % change on previous year | -413.7% |
| 1944 | -5.27 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 1945 | 0.5833 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 1946 | -8.99 % change on previous year | -1641.5% |
| 1947 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 1948 | 24.68 % change on previous year | +2076.6% |
| 1949 | -34.46 % change on previous year | -239.6% |
| 1950 | 20.5 % change on previous year | -159.5% |
| 1951 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1952 | -9.98 % change on previous year | -553.3% |
| 1953 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 1954 | 23.29 % change on previous year | -531.6% |
| 1955 | -4.7 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 1956 | -12.68 % change on previous year | +169.7% |
| 1957 | -13.91 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 43.6 % change on previous year | -413.5% |
| 1959 | -15.47 % change on previous year | -135.5% |
| 1960 | 12.97 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 1961 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -112.0% |
| 1962 | -19.81 % change on previous year | +1175.2% |
| 1963 | 26.37 % change on previous year | -233.1% |
| 1964 | -25.46 % change on previous year | -196.5% |
| 1965 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 1966 | -6.64 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 1967 | -13.46 % change on previous year | +102.9% |
| 1968 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -144.1% |
| 1969 | 41.02 % change on previous year | +590.6% |
| 1970 | 18.63 % change on previous year | -54.6% |
| 1971 | -32.98 % change on previous year | -277.0% |
| 1972 | 16.93 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 1973 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1974 | 17.55 % change on previous year | +1403.8% |
| 1975 | -19.2 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 1976 | -12.51 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1977 | 20.23 % change on previous year | -261.7% |
| 1978 | 9.38 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 1979 | 48.75 % change on previous year | +419.7% |
| 1980 | -37.82 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 1981 | 35.73 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 1982 | -28.95 % change on previous year | -181.0% |
| 1983 | 18.65 % change on previous year | -164.4% |
| 1984 | -5.87 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 1985 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 1986 | 11.45 % change on previous year | -1135.3% |
| 1987 | 14.21 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1988 | -16.87 % change on previous year | -218.8% |
| 1989 | -16.29 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 7.92 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 1991 | -16.22 % change on previous year | -304.9% |
| 1992 | 36.58 % change on previous year | -325.6% |
| 1993 | -6.55 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 1994 | -25.05 % change on previous year | +282.1% |
| 1995 | 5.1 % change on previous year | -120.4% |
| 1996 | 44.84 % change on previous year | +778.7% |
| 1997 | -32.9 % change on previous year | -173.4% |
| 1998 | 68.82 % change on previous year | -309.2% |
| 1999 | -11.17 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 2000 | -32.29 % change on previous year | +189.1% |
| 2001 | 6.87 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2002 | -7.85 % change on previous year | -214.2% |
| 2003 | 34.29 % change on previous year | -537.0% |
| 2004 | -3.73 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2005 | 37.51 % change on previous year | -1106.0% |
| 2006 | -27.51 % change on previous year | -173.3% |
| 2007 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 2008 | 9.24 % change on previous year | +60.9% |
| 2009 | -21.34 % change on previous year | -331.0% |
| 2010 | 37.98 % change on previous year | -278.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 2012 | -24.52 % change on previous year | -460.5% |
| 2013 | 9.07 % change on previous year | -137.0% |
| 2014 | -24.21 % change on previous year | -367.1% |
| 2015 | -9.39 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2016 | 61.78 % change on previous year | -757.7% |
| 2017 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -88.2% |
| 2018 | -32.45 % change on previous year | -545.6% |
| 2019 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -88.9% |
| 2020 | 20.23 % change on previous year | -661.9% |
| 2021 | -20.2 % change on previous year | -199.9% |
| 2022 | 44.01 % change on previous year | -317.9% |
| 2023 | -19.08 % change on previous year | -143.4% |
| 2024 | 30.59 % change on previous year | -260.3% |
| 2025 | -18.15 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -3.82 % change on previous year | -34.46 % change on previous year | 24.68 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1950s | 2.74 % change on previous year | -15.47 % change on previous year | 43.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.43 % change on previous year | -25.46 % change on previous year | 41.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.8 % change on previous year | -32.98 % change on previous year | 48.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.69 % change on previous year | -37.82 % change on previous year | 35.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.14 % change on previous year | -32.9 % change on previous year | 68.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0939 % change on previous year | -32.29 % change on previous year | 37.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.87 % change on previous year | -32.45 % change on previous year | 61.78 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.23 % change on previous year | -20.2 % change on previous year | 44.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 135 Cuba -17.47 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Antigua and Barbuda -17.58 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Burundi -17.85 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Kenya -18.63 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Fiji -18.63 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Eritrea -18.77 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 974.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7966 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual precipitation, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was -18.15 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual precipitation, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 68.82 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual precipitation, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.82 % change on previous year in 1980.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for annual precipitation, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual precipitation, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.3%. 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 Annual precipitation, 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 Annual precipitation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Annual precipitation Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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 Annual precipitation. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.