Environment in Puerto Rico

801 indicators covering environment for Puerto Rico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 9.88 1000 ha 2019 140th
Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from CGLS 29.28 1000 ha 2019 99th
Watermelons — Producer Price 464.3 SLC 2015 up 47.4% 67th
Watermelons — Producer Price 464.3 USD 2015 up 47.4% 36th
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 0.01 1000 ha 2024 unchanged 110th
Above-ground forest biomass 80.11 tonnes per hectare 2025 down 9.5% 144th
Above-ground biomass in forest 80.11 2025 down 9.5% 157th
Forest area 502.82 2025 up 3.0% 156th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 56.7% 2025 up 3.0% 52nd
Share of forest area within protected areas 19.9% 2025 up 44.9% 90th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 19.9% 2025 up 44.9% 88th
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area 28.32 1000 ha 2024 up 17.0% 55th
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 57.9% 2021 15th
Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 394 2021 104th
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area 63.79 1000 ha 2024 down 25.1% 39th
Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) 1.81 2021 down 39.6% 6th
Value Added (Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products) 1.81 2021 down 39.6% 6th
Value Added (Manufacture of food and beverages) — Ratio of Value 1.74 2021 down 41.4% 6th
Value Added (Manufacture of food and beverages) — Ratio of Value 1.74 2021 down 41.4% 6th
Value Added (Manufacture of tobacco products) — Ratio of Value Added 0.0768 2021 up 91.6% 5th
Value Added (Manufacture of tobacco products) — Ratio of Value Added 0.0768 2021 up 91.6% 5th