Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -1.17 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded -1.17 % change on previous year for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 773.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at 4.12 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.17 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Puerto Rico 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3.96 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.42 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.1 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 2002 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.35 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1331 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | -0.1333 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1334 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.1336 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.1338 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +698.3% |
| 2018 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.12 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2023 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.17 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -698.3% | -0.1338 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -100.0% | 1.28 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -51.7% | 3.01 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.57 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.54 % change on previous year | 1.3 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2622 % change on previous year | -1.09 % change on previous year | 1.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.13 % change on previous year | -1.17 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 223 Paraguay -1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 224 Uganda -1.15 % change on previous year compare
- 225 Benin -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 227 Madagascar -1.22 % change on previous year compare
- 228 Guinea -1.34 % change on previous year compare
- 229 Somalia -1.52 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was -1.17 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.12 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.17 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 226th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 773.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.