Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.6344 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0164 hectares per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Puerto Rico 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0542 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0441 hectares per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0556 hectares per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0597 hectares per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0586 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0584 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0431 hectares per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0513 hectares per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0374 hectares per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0231 hectares per square kilometre | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0319 hectares per square kilometre | +38.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 hectares per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 hectares per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0189 hectares per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.02 hectares per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0209 hectares per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6344 hectares per square kilometre | +2931.2% |
| 2018 | 0.018 hectares per square kilometre | -97.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0255 hectares per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0259 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre | +8.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2931.2% | 0.0209 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6344 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0374 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0597 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0822 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0164 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6344 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0204 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 4 Maldives 0.0449 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0381 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 6 Jamaica 0.0336 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 8 Dominica 0.0253 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 United States Virgin Islands 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0202 hectares 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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6344 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0164 hectares per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.