Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0028 sq. km per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
186th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0037 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0023 sq. km per person
in 2004
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico is 0.0028 sq. km per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0037 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 sq. km per person, in 2004.

Puerto Rico ranks 186th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.0037 sq. km per person
1962 0.0036 sq. km per person -2.1%
1963 0.0035 sq. km per person -2.2%
1964 0.0035 sq. km per person -1.9%
1965 0.0034 sq. km per person -1.5%
1966 0.0034 sq. km per person -1.2%
1967 0.0034 sq. km per person -0.8%
1968 0.0033 sq. km per person -0.6%
1969 0.0033 sq. km per person -0.8%
1970 0.0033 sq. km per person -1.2%
1971 0.0032 sq. km per person -1.6%
1972 0.0031 sq. km per person -2.0%
1973 0.0031 sq. km per person -2.1%
1974 0.003 sq. km per person -2.1%
1975 0.003 sq. km per person -1.8%
1976 0.0029 sq. km per person -1.6%
1977 0.0029 sq. km per person -1.5%
1978 0.0028 sq. km per person -1.3%
1979 0.0028 sq. km per person -1.2%
1980 0.0028 sq. km per person -1.2%
1981 0.0027 sq. km per person -1.1%
1982 0.0027 sq. km per person -1.1%
1983 0.0027 sq. km per person -1.0%
1984 0.0027 sq. km per person -1.0%
1985 0.0026 sq. km per person -1.0%
1986 0.0026 sq. km per person -1.0%
1987 0.0026 sq. km per person -0.9%
1988 0.0026 sq. km per person -0.9%
1989 0.0025 sq. km per person -0.9%
1990 0.0025 sq. km per person -0.9%
1991 0.0025 sq. km per person -0.7%
1992 0.0025 sq. km per person -0.6%
1993 0.0025 sq. km per person -0.8%
1994 0.0024 sq. km per person -0.9%
1995 0.0024 sq. km per person -0.9%
1996 0.0024 sq. km per person -1.1%
1997 0.0024 sq. km per person -0.9%
1998 0.0023 sq. km per person -0.6%
1999 0.0023 sq. km per person -0.5%
2000 0.0023 sq. km per person -0.3%
2001 0.0023 sq. km per person -0.2%
2002 0.0023 sq. km per person -0.1%
2003 0.0023 sq. km per person -0.1%
2004 0.0023 sq. km per person -0.0%
2005 0.0023 sq. km per person +0.1%
2006 0.0023 sq. km per person +0.4%
2007 0.0023 sq. km per person +0.6%
2008 0.0024 sq. km per person +0.6%
2009 0.0024 sq. km per person +0.5%
2010 0.0024 sq. km per person +0.4%
2011 0.0024 sq. km per person +0.8%
2012 0.0024 sq. km per person +0.9%
2013 0.0024 sq. km per person +0.8%
2014 0.0025 sq. km per person +1.3%
2015 0.0025 sq. km per person +1.4%
2016 0.0025 sq. km per person +1.6%
2017 0.0026 sq. km per person +2.0%
2018 0.0027 sq. km per person +3.7%
2019 0.0027 sq. km per person -0.4%
2020 0.0027 sq. km per person +0.6%
2021 0.0027 sq. km per person +0.6%
2022 0.0028 sq. km per person +1.3%
2023 0.0028 sq. km per person +0.5%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 0.0028 sq. km per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 40% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 0.0028 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0097 sq. km per person, 29% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0035 sq. km per person 0.0033 sq. km per person 0.0037 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.003 sq. km per person 0.0028 sq. km per person 0.0033 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.0026 sq. km per person 0.0025 sq. km per person 0.0028 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.0024 sq. km per person 0.0023 sq. km per person 0.0025 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.0023 sq. km per person 0.0023 sq. km per person 0.0024 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.0025 sq. km per person 0.0024 sq. km per person 0.0027 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.0027 sq. km per person 0.0027 sq. km per person 0.0028 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 183 Grenada 0.0029 sq. km per person compare
  2. 184 Curaçao 0.0029 sq. km per person compare
  3. 185 Sri Lanka 0.0028 sq. km per person compare
  4. 187 Philippines 0.0026 sq. km per person compare
  5. 188 Belgium 0.0026 sq. km per person compare
  6. 189 Haiti 0.0024 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0028 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0037 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 sq. km per person in 2004.
How does Puerto Rico rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Puerto Rico ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.