GOAL 15: Life on Land in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: GOAL 15: Life on Land was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5 5 year moving average
Change on year
down 14.1%
World rank
186th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.75 5 year moving average
in 2020
All-time low
0.5 5 year moving average
in 2023
Years of data
20
2004–2023
GOAL 15: Life on Land in Puerto Rico, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goal 15: life on land in Puerto Rico is 0.5 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 15: life on land in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.75 5 year moving average in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5 5 year moving average, in 2023.
Puerto Rico ranks 186th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 15: Life on Land in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.625 5 year moving average | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.625 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.75 5 year moving average | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6 5 year moving average | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.582 5 year moving average | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 5 year moving average | -14.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.667 5 year moving average, 75% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.5 5 year moving average is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6558 5 year moving average | 0.6 5 year moving average | 0.667 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.6554 5 year moving average | 0.625 5 year moving average | 0.714 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.608 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 0.75 5 year moving average | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 186 American Samoa 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Bahamas 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Bahrain 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Barbados 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 French Polynesia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Gibraltar 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Greenland 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Hong Kong 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Isle of Man 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Malta 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 New Caledonia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Northern Mariana Islands 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Singapore 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5 5 year moving average compare
- 186 Uruguay 0.5 5 year moving average compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 15: life on land in Puerto Rico?
- Goal 15: life on land in Puerto Rico was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 15: life on land recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.75 5 year moving average in 2020.
- What is the lowest goal 15: life on land recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 5 year moving average in 2023.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for goal 15: life on land?
- Puerto Rico ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 15: life on land rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database