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.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,190 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 4,000 hectares | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4,190 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 4,200 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 4,530 hectares | +7.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 4,530 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 21,280 hectares, 21% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 4,530 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 11% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (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 - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
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.