Agriculture & Rural in Puerto Rico

28 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Puerto Rico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rural population 5.7% 2025 down 8.7% 195th
Rural population growth -2.1% 2025 down 23.3% 191st
Rural population 180,246 2025 down 17.8% 164th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% 2025 down 17.1% 184th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ 2025 up 3.8% 138th
Land under cereal production 1,094 hectares 2023 up 2,504.8% 163rd
Cereal yield 3,612 kg per hectare 2023 up 25.1% 78th
Cereal production 3,952 metric tons 2023 up 3,194.0% 160th
Fertilizer consumption 36.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 down 33.0% 136th
Land area 8,870 sq. km 2023 unchanged 165th
Agricultural land 1,689 sq. km 2023 down 12.1% 159th
Agricultural land 19.0% 2023 down 12.1% 157th
Arable land 50,200 hectares 2023 down 7.4% 159th
Permanent cropland 1.8% 2023 down 40.7% 96th
Arable land 5.7% 2023 down 7.4% 129th
Arable land 0.0157 hectares per person 2023 up 5.0% 182nd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 0.4% 2025 up 16.5% 175th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 1.8% 2025 down 19.1% 171st
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 1.1% 2025 down 16.2% 174th
Average precipitation in depth 2,054 mm per year 2022 unchanged 29th
Crop production index 107.53 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 28.8% 88th
Food production index 95.25 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 23.0% 162nd
Livestock production index 89.28 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 19.2% 175th
Forest area 56.1% 2023 up 1.0% 37th
Forest area 4,978 sq. km 2023 up 1.0% 141st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 3.5% 2022 up 57.1% 165th
Surface area 8,870 sq. km 2023 unchanged 166th
Access to electricity, rural 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st