Urban area over the long-term in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Urban area over the long-term was 2,845 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2,845 km² per grid cell
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
43rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,856 km² per grid cell
in 2020
All-time low
0 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Puerto Rico, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Puerto Rico stood at 2,845 km² per grid cell.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Puerto Rico peaked at 2,856 km² per grid cell in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Puerto Rico 43rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1600 | 0.1973 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1700 | 0.888 km² per grid cell | +350.0% |
| 1710 | 1.3 km² per grid cell | +46.8% |
| 1720 | 1.86 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1730 | 2.66 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1740 | 3.79 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1750 | 5.41 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1760 | 7.72 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1770 | 11.01 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1780 | 15.72 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1790 | 22.43 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1800 | 32.01 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1810 | 45.68 km² per grid cell | +42.7% |
| 1820 | 65.16 km² per grid cell | +42.6% |
| 1830 | 86.03 km² per grid cell | +32.0% |
| 1840 | 109.92 km² per grid cell | +27.8% |
| 1850 | 149.53 km² per grid cell | +36.0% |
| 1860 | 194.46 km² per grid cell | +30.1% |
| 1870 | 241.82 km² per grid cell | +24.4% |
| 1880 | 281.23 km² per grid cell | +16.3% |
| 1890 | 304.38 km² per grid cell | +8.2% |
| 1900 | 315.37 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1910 | 347.69 km² per grid cell | +10.2% |
| 1920 | 374.25 km² per grid cell | +7.6% |
| 1930 | 407.64 km² per grid cell | +8.9% |
| 1940 | 460.17 km² per grid cell | +12.9% |
| 1950 | 570.8 km² per grid cell | +24.0% |
| 1951 | 573.99 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 580.04 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 587.87 km² per grid cell | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 596.48 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 606.26 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 616.18 km² per grid cell | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 626.67 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 638.23 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 651.44 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 670.73 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 704.34 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 740.94 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 779.45 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 817.49 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 855.87 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 891.68 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 925.91 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 959.61 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 994.45 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 1,030 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 1,059 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1,092 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 1,130 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1,170 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1,213 km² per grid cell | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 1,255 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1,299 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1,345 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 1,388 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 1,428 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1,465 km² per grid cell | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 1,498 km² per grid cell | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1,529 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1,559 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 1,587 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1,618 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1,648 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1,678 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1,708 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1,764 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1,879 km² per grid cell | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 1,990 km² per grid cell | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 2,095 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 2,192 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2,280 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 2,365 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 2,440 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 2,505 km² per grid cell | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 2,561 km² per grid cell | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2,607 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,631 km² per grid cell | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2,651 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,668 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,683 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,698 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,714 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,729 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,745 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2,762 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,778 km² per grid cell | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,786 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,794 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2,802 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2,810 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,818 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2,826 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,833 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,841 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,849 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 2,856 km² per grid cell | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,854 km² per grid cell | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,852 km² per grid cell | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,850 km² per grid cell | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,848 km² per grid cell | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,845 km² per grid cell | -0.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 2,845 km² per grid cell is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,007 km² per grid cell, 2.8× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 2,845 km² per grid cell is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 613.64 km² per grid cell, 4.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +350.0% | 0 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +350.0% | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +350.0% | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +350.0% | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0097 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +350.0% | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 0.0439 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +350.0% | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | 0.1973 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 0.0001 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 0.0005 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 0.0022 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 0.0097 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | 0.0439 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1973 km² per grid cell | 0.1973 km² per grid cell | 0.1973 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.888 km² per grid cell | 0.888 km² per grid cell | 0.888 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 1.3 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.86 km² per grid cell | 1.86 km² per grid cell | 1.86 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 2.66 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 3.79 km² per grid cell | 3.79 km² per grid cell | 3.79 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 5.41 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 7.72 km² per grid cell | 7.72 km² per grid cell | 7.72 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 11.01 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 15.72 km² per grid cell | 15.72 km² per grid cell | 15.72 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 22.43 km² per grid cell | 22.43 km² per grid cell | 22.43 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 32.01 km² per grid cell | 32.01 km² per grid cell | 32.01 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 45.68 km² per grid cell | 45.68 km² per grid cell | 45.68 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 65.16 km² per grid cell | 65.16 km² per grid cell | 65.16 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 86.03 km² per grid cell | 86.03 km² per grid cell | 86.03 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 109.92 km² per grid cell | 109.92 km² per grid cell | 109.92 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 149.53 km² per grid cell | 149.53 km² per grid cell | 149.53 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 194.46 km² per grid cell | 194.46 km² per grid cell | 194.46 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 241.82 km² per grid cell | 241.82 km² per grid cell | 241.82 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 281.23 km² per grid cell | 281.23 km² per grid cell | 281.23 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 304.38 km² per grid cell | 304.38 km² per grid cell | 304.38 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 315.37 km² per grid cell | 315.37 km² per grid cell | 315.37 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 347.69 km² per grid cell | 347.69 km² per grid cell | 347.69 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 374.25 km² per grid cell | 374.25 km² per grid cell | 374.25 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 407.64 km² per grid cell | 407.64 km² per grid cell | 407.64 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 460.17 km² per grid cell | 460.17 km² per grid cell | 460.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 604.8 km² per grid cell | 570.8 km² per grid cell | 651.44 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 834.05 km² per grid cell | 670.73 km² per grid cell | 994.45 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,198 km² per grid cell | 1,030 km² per grid cell | 1,388 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,572 km² per grid cell | 1,428 km² per grid cell | 1,708 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,207 km² per grid cell | 1,764 km² per grid cell | 2,561 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,689 km² per grid cell | 2,607 km² per grid cell | 2,762 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,814 km² per grid cell | 2,778 km² per grid cell | 2,849 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,851 km² per grid cell | 2,845 km² per grid cell | 2,856 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Puerto Rico?
- Urban area over the long-term in Puerto Rico was 2,845 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 2,856 km² per grid cell in 2020.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Puerto Rico ranks 43rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total built-up area of a country over time.