Breakdown of habitable land area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Breakdown of habitable land area was 4,530 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Puerto Rico, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Puerto Rico stood at 4,530 hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over five years.
That places Puerto Rico 158th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
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)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °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 breakdown of habitable land area in Puerto Rico?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Puerto Rico was 4,530 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,530 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,000 hectares in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 158th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.