Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 11.58 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 11.58 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico peaked at 37.99 percent in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11.58 percent, in 2018.
Puerto Rico ranks 120th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.57 percent | 34.72 percent | 36.75 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.32 percent | 36.53 percent | 37.66 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.66 percent | 37.2 percent | 37.99 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.31 percent | 18.18 percent | 36.08 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.44 percent | 12.85 percent | 16.4 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 percent | 11.58 percent | 12.82 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.58 percent | 11.58 percent | 11.58 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 92.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Puerto Rico was 11.58 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 37.99 percent in 1983.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.58 percent in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Puerto Rico ranks 120th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).