Forest area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Forest area was 4,978 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 4,978 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Puerto Rico peaked at 4,978 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,203 sq. km, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,693 sq. km | 3,203 sq. km | 4,183 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,572 sq. km | 4,292 sq. km | 4,852 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,936 sq. km | 4,914 sq. km | 4,958 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,971 sq. km | 4,963 sq. km | 4,978 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 887.20 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 180,246 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Puerto Rico?
- Forest area in Puerto Rico was 4,978 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4,978 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,203 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for forest area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 141st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.