Forest land per capita rose 1.01% to 1,360 sqm in Puerto Rico in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land per capita in Puerto Rico reached an all time high of 1,461 sqm in 2009 and an all time low of 816 sqm in 1990. When compared to Puerto Rico's main peers, forest land per capita in Dominican Republic amounted to 1,880 sqm, 92.3 sqm in Haiti, 1,203 sqm in Jamaica and 9,616 sqm in USA in 2015.
Puerto Rico has been ranked 118th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of forest land per capita, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
Forest Land Per Capita | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Canada | sqm | 91,884 | 101,770 | 100,790 | 99,902 | 99,084 | ||||||||||||||||
Cayman Islands | sqm | 2,340 | 2,288 | 2,246 | 2,212 | 2,183 | ||||||||||||||||
China | sqm | 1,510 | 1,475 | 1,479 | 1,483 | 1,489 | ||||||||||||||||
Cuba | sqm | 2,512 | 2,599 | 2,650 | 2,703 | 2,757 | ||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | sqm | 1,995 | 1,814 | 1,825 | 1,838 | 1,851 | ||||||||||||||||
Haiti | sqm | 104 | 102 | 100.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Jamaica | sqm | 1,236 | 1,230 | 1,224 | 1,218 | 1,213 | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | sqm | 1,961 | 1,960 | 1,963 | 1,966 | 1,971 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | sqm | 5,579 | 5,641 | 5,570 | 5,504 | 5,441 | ||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | sqm | 1,461 | 1,292 | 1,306 | 1,319 | 1,333 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | sqm | 9,811 | 9,887 | 9,822 | 9,764 | 9,711 |