What is the highest arable land recorded in Puerto Rico?

The highest recorded value was 0.0933 hectares per person in 1961.

What is the lowest arable land recorded in Puerto Rico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 hectares per person in 1993.

How does Puerto Rico rank for arable land?

Puerto Rico ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.

Is arable land rising or falling in Puerto Rico?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Arable land in Puerto Rico

Name: Arable land in Puerto Rico
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Puerto Rico: Arable land was 0.0157 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0157 hectares per person

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

182nd

of 206 countries

All-time high

0.0933 hectares per person

in 1961

All-time low

0.0089 hectares per person

in 1993

Years of data

1961–2023

Arable land in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0.0157 hectares per person for arable land in 2023.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0933 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 hectares per person, in 1993.

Puerto Rico ranks 182nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0757 hectares per person	0.0616 hectares per person	0.0933 hectares per person	9
1970s	0.0364 hectares per person	0.0306 hectares per person	0.0559 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.0201 hectares per person	0.0183 hectares per person	0.0231 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.0122 hectares per person	0.0089 hectares per person	0.0184 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.0138 hectares per person	0.0098 hectares per person	0.0178 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.0147 hectares per person	0.0132 hectares per person	0.0153 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.0155 hectares per person	0.0153 hectares per person	0.0157 hectares per person	4

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

179 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0173 hectares per person compare
180 Oman 0.0173 hectares per person compare
181 Palau 0.0169 hectares per person compare
183 Kiribati 0.0151 hectares per person compare
184 Saint Lucia 0.0149 hectares per person compare
185 Montenegro 0.0145 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico

Rural population 5.7% (2025)
Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Rural population 180,246 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
Cereal production 3,952 metric tons (2023)
Cereal yield 3,612 kg per hectare (2023)
Land under cereal production 1,094 hectares (2023)
Fertilizer consumption 36.69 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Permanent cropland 1.8% (2023)

All data for Puerto Rico →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable land in Puerto Rico?: Arable land in Puerto Rico was 0.0157 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest arable land recorded in Puerto Rico?: The highest recorded value was 0.0933 hectares per person in 1961.
What is the lowest arable land recorded in Puerto Rico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 hectares per person in 1993.
How does Puerto Rico rank for arable land?: Puerto Rico ranks 182nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land rising or falling in Puerto Rico?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.