Surface area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Surface area was 8,870 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area 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 sq. km.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 8,870 sq. km for surface area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Puerto Rico peaked at 8,870 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8,870 sq. km, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 166th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 8,870 sq. km | 4 |
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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)
- Permanent cropland 1.8% (2023)
- Agricultural land 1,689 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Puerto Rico?
- Surface area in Puerto Rico was 8,870 sq. km 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 surface area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8,870 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,870 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for surface area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 166th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.