Milk production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Milk production, per square kilometre was 25.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
25.24 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
29th
of 185 countries
All-time high
49.59 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1978
All-time low
24.05 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, milk production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico stood at 25.24 tonnes per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 49.59 tonnes per square kilometre in 1978 and was at its lowest, 24.05 tonnes per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Puerto Rico 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31.81 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 34.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 36.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 37.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 39.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 39.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 40.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 41.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 41.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 41.69 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 42.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 43.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 43.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 42.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 42.8 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 45.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 49.21 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 49.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 49.37 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 45.92 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 46.88 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 44.97 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 43.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 39.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 36.95 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1986 | 38.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 42.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 41.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 44.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 45.36 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 43.78 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 42.3 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 41.02 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 40.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.24 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 40.93 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 40.26 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 42.57 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 39.86 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 42.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 43.82 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 41.88 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 40.71 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 39.42 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 38.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 37.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 33.34 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 32.4 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.18 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 30.44 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 30.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 29.83 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 29 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.63 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 27.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.52 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 27.06 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.5 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 27.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 24.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 26.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 25.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 25.24 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.23 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 25.24 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.35 tonnes per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 31.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.78 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 49.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 36.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 46.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 39.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 45.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 31.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 43.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 26.5 tonnes per square kilometre | 30.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.76 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 26 Azerbaijan 27.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 27 Costa Rica 27.24 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 28 Uzbekistan 27.11 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 30 Lithuania 23.53 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 31 Portugal 22.47 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 32 Hungary 22.27 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- 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 - 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 - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is milk production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 25.24 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 49.59 tonnes per square kilometre in 1978.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.05 tonnes per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 29th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.