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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
185th
of 214 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

00.20.40.60.82004201320232004: 0.6 5 year moving average2005: 0.667 5 year moving average2006: 0.667 5 year moving average2007: 0.667 5 year moving average2008: 0.667 5 year moving average2009: 0.667 5 year moving average2010: 0.714 5 year moving average2011: 0.714 5 year moving average2012: 0.625 5 year moving average2013: 0.625 5 year moving average2014: 0.625 5 year moving average2015: 0.625 5 year moving average2016: 0.625 5 year moving average2017: 0.667 5 year moving average2018: 0.667 5 year moving average2019: 0.667 5 year moving average2020: 0.75 5 year moving average2021: 0.6 5 year moving average2022: 0.582 5 year moving average2023: 0.5 5 year moving average

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 185th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 185 American Samoa 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  2. 185 Bahamas 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  3. 185 Bahrain 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  4. 185 Barbados 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  5. 185 French Polynesia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  6. 185 Gibraltar 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  7. 185 Greenland 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  8. 185 Hong Kong 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  9. 185 Isle of Man 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  10. 185 Malta 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  11. 185 New Caledonia 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  12. 185 Northern Mariana Islands 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  13. 185 Singapore 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  14. 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5 5 year moving average compare
  15. 185 Uruguay 0.5 5 year moving average compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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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 185th out of 214 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

Indicator
GOAL 15: Life on Land (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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SDG Goal 15 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database