Environment in Puerto Rico

801 indicators covering environment for Puerto Rico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Other land — Area 281.31 1000 ha 2024 up 33.5% 167th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 0.2% 56th
Asses — Stocks 2,000 An 2023 unchanged 97th
Asses — Amount excreted in manure 43,654 kg 2023 unchanged 96th
Asses — Manure left on pasture 43,218 kg 2023 unchanged 95th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 8,643 kg 2023 unchanged 95th
Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 12,965 kg 2023 unchanged 95th
Asses — Manure management 436.54 kg 2023 unchanged 86th
Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Asses — Manure applied to soils 436.54 kg 2023 unchanged 86th
Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 87.31 kg 2023 unchanged 86th
Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 130.96 kg 2023 unchanged 86th
Total Bioenergy — Energy production 185.8 TJ 2024 up 4,664.1% 168th
Municipal water withdrawal 796.00 million cubic meters 2023 down 6.7% 64th
Asses — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0.01 LSU/ha 2023 unchanged 28th
Asses — Share in total livestock 0.51 %LSU 2023 up 41.7% 54th
Asses — Stocks 1,000 LSU 2023 unchanged 95th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 7.84 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 19.9% 170th
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 4,978 Square kilometres 2023 up 1.0% 115th
Land use hidden — Forest 4,978 Square kilometres 2023 up 1.0% 122nd
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 0 Square kilometres 2022 155th
Watermelons — Gross Production Index Number 104.22 2024 up 26.3% 57th
Watermelons — Gross per capita Production Index Number 113.09 2024 up 38.9% 38th
Annual freshwater withdrawals 875.00 million billion cubic meters 2022 down 8.9% 119th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 19.54 2022 down 8.9% 71st
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 109.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 down 1.2% 39th
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals 24.3% 2022 up 4.8% 80th
Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals 72.2% 2022 down 3.2% 10th
Exposure to air pollution from human sources 3.73 micrograms per cubic meter 2024 up 31.8% 196th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution 7.3 µg/m³ 2024 up 15.9% 192nd
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 1,636 million USD 2023 up 8.3% 116th
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 1,485 million USD 2023 down 3.0% 116th
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value 1,636 million SLC 2023 up 8.3% 147th
Net Capital Stocks (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value 1,485 million SLC 2023 down 3.0% 146th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 100.39 million USD 2023 up 8.7% 124th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 81.07 million USD 2023 down 13.4% 126th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 12.28 % 2023 up 12.5% 82nd
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 12.1 % 2023 up 13.0% 95th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.6203 % 2023 down 35.1% 158th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.8943 2023 down 22.6% 49th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.8944 2023 down 22.6% 54th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.6203 % 2023 down 35.1% 158th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 100.39 million SLC 2023 up 8.7% 147th
Consumption of Fixed Capital (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 105.16 million USD 2023 up 12.4% 115th
Consumption of Fixed Capital (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 84.92 million USD 2023 down 10.4% 117th
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 93.35 1000 ha 2022 up 8.6% 69th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC 69.17 1000 ha 2022 up 15.8% 150th
Woody crops — Area from CCI_LC 22.05 1000 ha 2022 down 29.9% 144th
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC 73.33 1000 ha 2022 up 2.6% 146th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 81.07 million SLC 2023 down 13.4% 148th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 12.28 % 2023 up 12.5% 81st
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.6203 % 2023 down 35.1% 157th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.6203 % 2023 down 35.1% 157th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 12.1 % 2023 up 13.0% 94th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.8943 2023 down 22.6% 48th
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) 0.8944 2023 down 22.6% 53rd
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 592.67 1000 ha 2022 down 1.8% 127th
Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 7.05 1000 ha 2022 down 2.9% 64th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 9.17 1000 ha 2022 up 10.7% 164th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 16.5 1000 ha 2022 up 5.8% 96th