Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Drained organic soils — Area, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drained organic soils — Area, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0004 ha per person for drained organic soils — area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0008 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2011.
That places Puerto Rico 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 drained organic soils — area, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Drained organic soils — area, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for drained organic soils — area, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 66th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Drained organic soils — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Drained organic soils — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Drained organic soils — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Drained organic soils — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.