Urban area long term, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0009 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in Puerto Rico stood at 0.0009 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0009 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per person, in 1960.
Puerto Rico ranks 2nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0009 units per person | +0.5% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 4.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0009 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 7.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 1 East Timor 0.0017 units per person compare
- 3 American Samoa 0.0009 units per person compare
- 4 Australia 0.0008 units per person compare
- 5 Botswana 0.0007 units per person 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 urban area long term, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0009 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per person in 1960.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 2nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.