Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 1.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Puerto Rico stood at 1.05.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.69 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4889, in 1993.
Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9897 | 0.8799 | 1.16 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9611 | 0.8716 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8501 | 0.7565 | 0.9539 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8745 | 0.4889 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 | 0.8344 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.9325 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.9545 | 1.11 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 17 Papua New Guinea 1.15 compare
- 18 Mauritius 1.08 compare
- 19 Antigua and Barbuda 1.08 compare
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 1.04 compare
- 22 Japan 0.9926 compare
- 23 Cape Verde 0.9671 compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 71.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Puerto Rico?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Puerto Rico was 1.05 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 1999.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 in 1993.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Puerto Rico ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).