Environment in Puerto Rico

781 indicators covering environment for Puerto Rico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7224 Mt CO2e 2024 up 144.3% 109th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.06 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.1% 117th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e 2024 down 15.5% 122nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0075 Mt CO2e 2024 up 70.5% 90th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.55 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.0% 150th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 50.0% 163rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.3% 176th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e 2024 up 73.3% 166th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.46 Mt CO2e 2024 down 12.0% 145th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.5 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 40.1% 74th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.62 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.2% 125th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 down 5.7% 139th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.9% 166th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0 million SLC per US$ of GDP 2024 down 37.8% 165th
Permanent crops — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.9% 152nd
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.5% 149th
Watermelons — Production 6,628 t 2024 up 26.3% 89th
Watermelons — Area harvested 346 ha 2024 up 47.9% 86th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 down 15.9% 141st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 down 60.3% 155th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per capita 0.0001 t per person 2024 down 69.3% 144th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 7.3% 42nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 86.8% 31st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 20.4% 34th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 4.8% 19th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 109.1% 38th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 75.8% 117th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 67.7% 120th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 48.9% 81st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 33.8% 25th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt) 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 55.8% 14th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 18.0% 35th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 14.8% 105th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 63.3% 138th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 152nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 66.7% 140th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 30.7% 37th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 28.1% 30th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 38.3% 4th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 down 22.9% 38th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per square 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre 2023 up 1.3% 32nd
Aquaculture production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.0012 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 down 44.8% 178th
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.2423 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% 142nd
Total fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre 2023 up 11.8% 161st
Country area — Area, per square kilometre 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 155th
Land area — Area, per square kilometre 0.1 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 19th
Agriculture — Area, per square kilometre 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 10.7% 139th
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 10.7% 139th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 7.2% 118th
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 0.3% 109th
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 26.8% 84th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0922 million SLC per square kilometre 2023 down 3.4% 121st
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per 0.0922 million USD per square kilometre 2023 down 3.4% 41st
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0755 million SLC per square kilometre 2023 down 23.3% 118th
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0755 million USD per square kilometre 2023 down 23.3% 41st
Land use hidden — Other areas 2,203 Square kilometres 2023 up 9.1% 135th
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 1,027 Square kilometres 2023 down 7.5% 132nd
Land use hidden — Land area 8,870 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 144th
Land use hidden — Cropland 662 Square kilometres 2023 down 18.5% 137th
Land use hidden — Total area 8,870 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 145th