Terrestrial protected areas in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Terrestrial protected areas was 6.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial protected areas in Puerto Rico, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial protected areas in Puerto Rico is 6.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Puerto Rico peaked at 8.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.0% | — |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.4% | 7.3% | 8.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 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 terrestrial protected areas in Puerto Rico?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Puerto Rico was 6.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Puerto Rico ranks 177th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.