Area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Area per tonne oil was 0.4834 in 2009. ▼ Falling
Area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico, 1961–2009
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2009, area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico stood at 0.4834.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and down 65.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.63 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.4002, in 2007.
Puerto Rico ranks 58th of 59 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.44 | — |
| 1962 | 1.45 | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.45 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.44 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.47 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.48 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.41 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 1.43 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 1.45 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 1.45 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 1.44 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.44 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.45 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 1.44 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 1.45 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 1.45 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.45 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.48 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.42 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.42 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.44 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.63 | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 1.47 | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.49 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.44 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.41 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.48 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1.41 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 1.44 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.45 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.45 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.45 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.41 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.42 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.45 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.34 | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.41 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.36 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1 | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7732 | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5844 | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5845 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5837 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4824 | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4002 | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4648 | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4834 | +4.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.4834 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.41, 8% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.4834 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.71, 10% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -26.3% | 1.36 | 1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.45 | 1.41 | 1.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 | 1.41 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.672 | 0.4002 | 1.36 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 70.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 20.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 256.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 70.31 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico?
- Area per tonne oil in Puerto Rico was 0.4834 in 2009, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area per tonne oil recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 1983.
- What is the lowest area per tonne oil recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4002 in 2007.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for area per tonne oil?
- Puerto Rico ranks 58th out of 59 countries with data for 2009.
- Is area per tonne oil rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area per tonne oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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