Puerto Rico - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Puerto Rico was 50,200 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 224,000 in 1961 and a minimum value of 32,000 in 1993.
Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 224,000 |
| 1962 | 213,000 |
| 1963 | 212,000 |
| 1964 | 191,000 |
| 1965 | 215,000 |
| 1966 | 187,000 |
| 1967 | 170,000 |
| 1968 | 164,000 |
| 1969 | 166,000 |
| 1970 | 152,000 |
| 1971 | 130,000 |
| 1972 | 115,000 |
| 1973 | 95,000 |
| 1974 | 95,000 |
| 1975 | 94,000 |
| 1976 | 94,000 |
| 1977 | 96,000 |
| 1978 | 98,000 |
| 1979 | 97,000 |
| 1980 | 74,000 |
| 1981 | 68,000 |
| 1982 | 67,000 |
| 1983 | 64,000 |
| 1984 | 66,000 |
| 1985 | 63,000 |
| 1986 | 64,000 |
| 1987 | 63,000 |
| 1988 | 77,000 |
| 1989 | 70,000 |
| 1990 | 65,000 |
| 1991 | 55,000 |
| 1992 | 52,000 |
| 1993 | 32,000 |
| 1994 | 33,000 |
| 1995 | 33,000 |
| 1996 | 33,000 |
| 1997 | 37,000 |
| 1998 | 51,500 |
| 1999 | 54,600 |
| 2000 | 59,700 |
| 2001 | 64,900 |
| 2002 | 68,000 |
| 2003 | 61,200 |
| 2004 | 55,400 |
| 2005 | 50,600 |
| 2006 | 43,800 |
| 2007 | 36,900 |
| 2008 | 41,000 |
| 2009 | 45,100 |
| 2010 | 49,200 |
| 2011 | 52,300 |
| 2012 | 55,100 |
| 2013 | 54,200 |
| 2014 | 53,300 |
| 2015 | 52,400 |
| 2016 | 51,500 |
| 2017 | 50,600 |
| 2018 | 50,200 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Puerto Rico was 0.016 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.093 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.009 in 1993.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.093 |
| 1962 | 0.087 |
| 1963 | 0.085 |
| 1964 | 0.075 |
| 1965 | 0.083 |
| 1966 | 0.071 |
| 1967 | 0.064 |
| 1968 | 0.062 |
| 1969 | 0.062 |
| 1970 | 0.056 |
| 1971 | 0.047 |
| 1972 | 0.041 |
| 1973 | 0.033 |
| 1974 | 0.032 |
| 1975 | 0.031 |
| 1976 | 0.031 |
| 1977 | 0.031 |
| 1978 | 0.031 |
| 1979 | 0.031 |
| 1980 | 0.023 |
| 1981 | 0.021 |
| 1982 | 0.020 |
| 1983 | 0.019 |
| 1984 | 0.020 |
| 1985 | 0.019 |
| 1986 | 0.019 |
| 1987 | 0.018 |
| 1988 | 0.022 |
| 1989 | 0.020 |
| 1990 | 0.018 |
| 1991 | 0.015 |
| 1992 | 0.015 |
| 1993 | 0.009 |
| 1994 | 0.009 |
| 1995 | 0.009 |
| 1996 | 0.009 |
| 1997 | 0.010 |
| 1998 | 0.014 |
| 1999 | 0.014 |
| 2000 | 0.016 |
| 2001 | 0.017 |
| 2002 | 0.018 |
| 2003 | 0.016 |
| 2004 | 0.014 |
| 2005 | 0.013 |
| 2006 | 0.012 |
| 2007 | 0.010 |
| 2008 | 0.011 |
| 2009 | 0.012 |
| 2010 | 0.013 |
| 2011 | 0.014 |
| 2012 | 0.015 |
| 2013 | 0.015 |
| 2014 | 0.015 |
| 2015 | 0.015 |
| 2016 | 0.015 |
| 2017 | 0.015 |
| 2018 | 0.016 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Puerto Rico was 5.66 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 25.25 in 1961, while its lowest value was 3.61 in 1993.
Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 25.25 |
| 1962 | 24.01 |
| 1963 | 23.90 |
| 1964 | 21.53 |
| 1965 | 24.24 |
| 1966 | 21.08 |
| 1967 | 19.17 |
| 1968 | 18.49 |
| 1969 | 18.71 |
| 1970 | 17.14 |
| 1971 | 14.66 |
| 1972 | 12.97 |
| 1973 | 10.71 |
| 1974 | 10.71 |
| 1975 | 10.60 |
| 1976 | 10.60 |
| 1977 | 10.82 |
| 1978 | 11.05 |
| 1979 | 10.94 |
| 1980 | 8.34 |
| 1981 | 7.67 |
| 1982 | 7.55 |
| 1983 | 7.22 |
| 1984 | 7.44 |
| 1985 | 7.10 |
| 1986 | 7.22 |
| 1987 | 7.10 |
| 1988 | 8.68 |
| 1989 | 7.89 |
| 1990 | 7.33 |
| 1991 | 6.20 |
| 1992 | 5.86 |
| 1993 | 3.61 |
| 1994 | 3.72 |
| 1995 | 3.72 |
| 1996 | 3.72 |
| 1997 | 4.17 |
| 1998 | 5.81 |
| 1999 | 6.16 |
| 2000 | 6.73 |
| 2001 | 7.32 |
| 2002 | 7.67 |
| 2003 | 6.90 |
| 2004 | 6.25 |
| 2005 | 5.70 |
| 2006 | 4.94 |
| 2007 | 4.16 |
| 2008 | 4.62 |
| 2009 | 5.08 |
| 2010 | 5.55 |
| 2011 | 5.90 |
| 2012 | 6.21 |
| 2013 | 6.11 |
| 2014 | 6.01 |
| 2015 | 5.91 |
| 2016 | 5.81 |
| 2017 | 5.70 |
| 2018 | 5.66 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
