Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1121 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.1121 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 120.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1917 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Puerto Rico 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.071 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | -61.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | -90.6% |
| 1990 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2000 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | +292.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre | +113.3% |
| 2017 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0908 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.1121 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, 717.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.1121 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2905 ha per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +292.0% | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 ha per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +183.3% | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +113.3% | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0236 ha per square kilometre |
| 1990 | -100.0% | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -90.6% | 0.0598 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre |
| 1987 | -61.8% | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | 0.0789 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0882 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 ha per square kilometre | 0.1917 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0655 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0957 ha per square kilometre | 0.0786 ha per square kilometre | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 54 Belize 0.1385 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Guatemala 0.135 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 North Macedonia 0.1254 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Spain 0.1103 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Fiji 0.1037 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 Bulgaria 0.1032 ha per square kilometre 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 0.1121 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1917 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 57th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.