Environment in Puerto Rico 801 indicators covering environment for Puerto Rico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Input — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 90.58 kg/ha 2023 down 10.9% 85th Input — Cropland phosphorus 1,208 t 2023 down 32.6% 146th Input — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 18.25 kg/ha 2023 down 17.3% 52nd Input — Cropland potassium 5,361 t 2023 down 25.7% 140th Input — Cropland potassium per unit area 80.97 kg/ha 2023 down 8.9% 36th Outputs — Cropland nitrogen 1,628 t 2023 up 7.8% 154th Outputs — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 24.6 kg/ha 2023 up 32.2% 126th Outputs — Cropland phosphorus 286.31 t 2023 up 8.6% 156th Outputs — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 4.32 kg/ha 2023 up 33.2% 135th Outputs — Cropland potassium 2,866 t 2023 up 10.0% 141st Outputs — Cropland potassium per unit area 43.29 kg/ha 2023 up 34.9% 33rd Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen 4,368 t 2023 down 35.2% 141st Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area 65.98 kg/ha 2023 down 20.5% 53rd Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus 922.11 t 2023 down 39.7% 90th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus per unit area 13.93 kg/ha 2023 down 26.1% 38th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium 2,495 t 2023 down 45.9% 87th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium per unit area 37.69 kg/ha 2023 down 33.6% 41st Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency 27.16 % 2023 up 48.4% 158th Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 23.69 % 2023 up 61.1% 165th Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 53.46 % 2023 up 48.0% 116th Arable land use per person 0.0157 hectares per person 2023 up 5.0% 182nd Forest area 436,060 hectares 2025 down 10.7% 145th Share of global forest area 0.0% 2025 down 9.8% 145th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 71.2% 162nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.0% 158th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 17.0% 106th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 77.7% 159th Primary Forest — Area 0 1000 ha 2025 — 126th Annual change in forest area -5,210 hectares 2025 down 696.6% 184th Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -1.2% 2025 down 791.8% 218th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -1.2% 2025 down 791.8% 217th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -5,210 hectares 2025 down 696.6% 184th Forest land — Area 436.06 1000 ha 2025 down 10.7% 161st Naturally regenerating forest — Area 436.06 1000 ha 2025 down 10.7% 148th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 100 % 2025 unchanged 1st Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 0.0356 t per square kilometre 2023 down 54.5% 112th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per square 0.0259 t per square kilometre 2023 down 68.6% 119th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per square kilometre 0.1461 t per square kilometre 2023 down 15.8% 108th Emissions of air pollutants 27,455 tonnes 2022 down 14.9% 149th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 up 12.1% 104th Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.6% 132nd Mules and Asses — Stocks 4,604 An 2023 up 0.1% 90th Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure 100,492 kg 2023 up 0.1% 88th Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 99,487 kg 2023 up 0.1% 89th Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 19,897 kg 2023 up 0.1% 89th Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 29,846 kg 2023 up 0.1% 89th Mules and Asses — Manure management 1,005 kg 2023 up 0.1% 86th Mules and Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 — 1st Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils 1,005 kg 2023 up 0.1% 86th Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 200.98 kg 2023 up 0.1% 86th Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 301.48 kg 2023 up 0.1% 86th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.109 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 41.1% 115th Watermelons — Yield 19,151 kg/ha 2024 down 14.7% 73rd Watermelons — Gross Production Value 1,538 1000 Int$ 2024 up 26.3% 88th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -29.7% 2024 down 21.7% 183rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -18.9% 2024 up 52.2% 163rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 19.7% 2024 down 70.9% 129th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF -19.0% 2024 up 46.1% 170th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 71st Forest land — Share in Land area 49.75 % 2024 down 9.7% 71st ← Previous Page 9 of 14 Next →