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Central America and the Caribbean > Puerto Rico > Agriculture

PUERTO RICAN AGRICULTURE STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural land > % of land area 25.14 % of land area Time series [57th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km 2,230 sq. km Time series [65th of 198]
Definition: Agriculture > Agricultural land > sq. km
Arable land > % of land area 8 % of land area Time series [57th of 199]
Definition: Agriculture > Arable land > % of land area
Arable land > hectares 71,000 hectares Time series [66th of 199]
Definition: Agriculture > Arable land > hectares
Cereal yield > kg per hectare 1,730.8 kg/ha Time series [111st of 171]
Definition: Agriculture > Cereal yield > kg per hectare
Crop production index 117.3 % Time series [36th of 182]
Definition: Agriculture > Crop production index
Food production index 98.2 % Time series [153rd of 182]
Definition: Agriculture > Food production index
Irrigated land > % of cropland 36.04 % Time series [29th of 164]
Definition: Agriculture > Irrigated land > % of cropland
Land under cereal production > hectares 260 hectares Time series [165th of 176]
Definition: Agriculture > Land under cereal production > hectares
Livestock production index 94.2 % Time series [168th of 181]
Definition: Agriculture > Livestock production index
Permanent cropland > % of land area 4.74 % of land area Time series [10th of 187]
Definition: Agriculture > Permanent cropland > % of land area
Permanent crops 46,000 hectares [122nd of 181]
Definition: Agriculture > Permanent crops
Products
sugarcane, coffee, pineapples, plantains, bananas; livestock products, chickens
Definition: Agriculture > Products
Value added 0.72 [158th of 158]
Definition: Agriculture > Value added
value added > annual % growth 10.16 % Time series [18th of 164]
Definition: Agriculture > value added > annual % growth
value added > constant LCU 211500000 Time series
Definition: Agriculture > value added > constant LCU
value added > current LCU 486500000 Time series
Definition: Agriculture > value added > current LCU
value added > current US$ 486,500,000 $ Time series [118th of 172]
Definition: Agriculture > value added > current US$

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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2000; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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