Drained organic soils — Area in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Drained organic soils — Area was 1,342 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,342 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,933 ha
in 1990
All-time low
1,271 ha
in 2019
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200720241990: 2.9k ha1991: 2.9k ha1992: 2.9k ha1993: 2.9k ha1994: 2.8k ha1995: 2.4k ha1996: 2.1k ha1997: 2.0k ha1998: 2.0k ha1999: 2.0k ha2000: 2.0k ha2001: 1.9k ha2002: 1.8k ha2003: 1.6k ha2004: 1.6k ha2005: 1.5k ha2006: 1.5k ha2007: 1.4k ha2008: 1.4k ha2009: 1.4k ha2010: 1.3k ha2011: 1.3k ha2012: 1.3k ha2013: 1.3k ha2014: 1.4k ha2015: 1.4k ha2016: 1.4k ha2017: 1.4k ha2018: 1.4k ha2019: 1.3k ha2020: 1.4k ha2021: 1.3k ha2022: 1.3k ha2023: 1.3k ha2024: 1.3k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Puerto Rico stood at 1,342 ha.

The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Puerto Rico peaked at 2,933 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,271 ha, in 2019.

Puerto Rico ranks 88th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Puerto Rico, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 2,933 ha
1991 2,933 ha +0.0%
1992 2,933 ha +0.0%
1993 2,933 ha +0.0%
1994 2,812 ha -4.2%
1995 2,371 ha -15.7%
1996 2,147 ha -9.5%
1997 2,042 ha -4.9%
1998 2,015 ha -1.3%
1999 2,015 ha +0.0%
2000 2,015 ha +0.0%
2001 1,884 ha -6.5%
2002 1,807 ha -4.1%
2003 1,574 ha -12.9%
2004 1,554 ha -1.3%
2005 1,516 ha -2.4%
2006 1,458 ha -3.8%
2007 1,438 ha -1.4%
2008 1,398 ha -2.8%
2009 1,377 ha -1.5%
2010 1,337 ha -2.9%
2011 1,316 ha -1.5%
2012 1,316 ha +0.0%
2013 1,296 ha -1.5%
2014 1,374 ha +6.0%
2015 1,374 ha +0.0%
2016 1,374 ha +0.0%
2017 1,374 ha +0.0%
2018 1,374 ha +0.0%
2019 1,271 ha -7.5%
2020 1,362 ha +7.2%
2021 1,342 ha -1.5%
2022 1,342 ha +0.0%
2023 1,342 ha +0.0%
2024 1,342 ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,513 ha 2,015 ha 2,933 ha 10
2000s 1,602 ha 1,377 ha 2,015 ha 10
2010s 1,341 ha 1,271 ha 1,374 ha 10
2020s 1,346 ha 1,342 ha 1,362 ha 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 85 Fiji 1,749 ha compare
  2. 86 Ghana 1,696 ha compare
  3. 87 Ecuador 1,626 ha compare
  4. 89 Serbia and Montenegro 1,292 ha compare
  5. 90 Central African Republic 1,146 ha compare
  6. 91 French Guiana 1,031 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Puerto Rico?
Drained organic soils — area in Puerto Rico was 1,342 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 2,933 ha in 1990.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 1,271 ha in 2019.
How does Puerto Rico rank for drained organic soils — area?
Puerto Rico ranks 88th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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