Puerto Rico - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Puerto Rico was 4,963 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,963 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,203 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 3,203
1991 3,312
1992 3,421
1993 3,530
1994 3,639
1995 3,747
1996 3,856
1997 3,965
1998 4,074
1999 4,183
2000 4,292
2001 4,354
2002 4,416
2003 4,478
2004 4,541
2005 4,603
2006 4,665
2007 4,728
2008 4,790
2009 4,852
2010 4,915
2011 4,919
2012 4,924
2013 4,929
2014 4,934
2015 4,939
2016 4,944
2017 4,949
2018 4,954
2019 4,958
2020 4,963

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Puerto Rico was 55.96 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 55.96 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.11 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 36.11
1991 37.34
1992 38.57
1993 39.79
1994 41.02
1995 42.25
1996 43.47
1997 44.70
1998 45.93
1999 47.16
2000 48.38
2001 49.08
2002 49.79
2003 50.49
2004 51.19
2005 51.89
2006 52.60
2007 53.30
2008 54.00
2009 54.70
2010 55.41
2011 55.46
2012 55.52
2013 55.57
2014 55.63
2015 55.68
2016 55.74
2017 55.79
2018 55.85
2019 55.90
2020 55.96

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use