Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 21.78 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Puerto Rico, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 21.78 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Puerto Rico peaked at 22.41 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.68 million t, in 1990.
Puerto Rico ranks 137th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.68 million t | — |
| 1991 | 10.08 million t | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 10.48 million t | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 10.88 million t | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 11.28 million t | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 11.68 million t | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 12.07 million t | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 12.47 million t | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 12.87 million t | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 13.27 million t | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 13.67 million t | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 14.26 million t | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 14.86 million t | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 15.45 million t | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 16.04 million t | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 16.64 million t | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 17.23 million t | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 17.82 million t | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 18.41 million t | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 19.01 million t | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 19.6 million t | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 19.71 million t | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.83 million t | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.94 million t | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 20.06 million t | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 20.17 million t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.62 million t | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 21.07 million t | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.51 million t | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 21.96 million t | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 22.41 million t | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 22.28 million t | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.16 million t | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 22.03 million t | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 21.91 million t | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 21.78 million t | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.48 million t | 9.68 million t | 13.27 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.34 million t | 13.67 million t | 19.01 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.45 million t | 19.6 million t | 21.96 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.09 million t | 21.78 million t | 22.41 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Puerto Rico?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Puerto Rico was 21.78 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 22.41 million t in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.68 million t in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Puerto Rico ranks 137th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.