Puerto Rico's forest cover rose from 41.0 % in 1994 to 56.1 % in 2023.
Puerto Rico · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Puerto Rico's forest area rose from 3,639 km in 1994 to 4,978 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
177th of 213 · 39th in Latin America
Puerto Rico's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) fell from 8.0 % in 2013 to 6.6 % in 2025.
Puerto Rico's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 34.8 % in 1994 to 19.0 % in 2023.
Puerto Rico's arable land (% of land area) rose from 3.7 % in 1994 to 5.7 % in 2023.
Air
Puerto Rico's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 7.6 in 1994 to 7.8 in 2023.
Water
Puerto Rico's water stress rose from 11.5 % in 1993 to 12.3 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
100th of 181 · 25th in Latin America
Puerto Rico's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rose from 1,964 in 1993 to 2,205 in 2022.
Access
Puerto Rico's safe drinking water rose from 75.1 % in 2000 to 98.9 % in 2024.
Puerto Rico's safe sanitation fell from 32.5 % in 2000 to 32.5 % in 2024.