FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Puerto Rico

According to FAOSTAT, Puerto Rico produced 3,731 t of cereals, 39,214 t of vegetables, 281,944 t of fruit, 35,721 t of meat and 221,073 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were plantains (117,804 t), bananas (107,393 t) and tomatoes (19,817 t).

Products recorded: 61
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 2; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in rice (+7039%), followed by lettuce and chicory (+134%).

Livestock numbers: 218,598 cattle, 40,725 pigs, 12,791 sheep and 3,536 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All fruit	281,944	120	0.03%	+51%
All milk	221,073	120	0.02%	−9.8%
All vegetables	39,214	148	0%	+4.6%
All meat	35,721	149	0.01%	−31%
All citrus fruit	15,485	93	0.01%	+30%
All eggs	10,853	113	0.01%	−12%
All roots and tubers	5,221	171	0%	+40%
All cereals	3,731	159	0%	+6,224%
All pulses	235	163	0%	+64%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Cow milk	221,013	111	0.03%	−9.8%
Plantains	117,804	24	0.26%	+78%
Beer	109,300	97	0.06%	—
Bananas	107,393	59	0.08%	+45%
Chicken meat	24,352	121	0.02%	−31%
Tomatoes	19,817	113	0.01%	+4.7%
Mangoes and guavas	18,115	55	0.03%	+12%
Oranges	14,683	74	0.02%	+34%
Pumpkins and squash	11,246	85	0.03%	+2.1%
Hen eggs	10,853	113	0.01%	−12%
Papayas	7,976	39	0.05%	+21%
Pork (pig meat)	7,101	106	0.01%	−24%
Watermelons	6,628	94	0.01%	+26%
Pineapples	5,335	59	0.02%	+65%
Beef (cattle meat)	4,060	146	0.01%	−40%
Rice (paddy)	3,498	102	0%	+7,039%
Yams	2,459	44	0%	+93%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	2,342	111	0.01%	−7.1%
Lettuce and chicory	2,061	70	0.01%	+134%
Chicory roots	1,977	6	8.07%	−7.0%
Other stimulant, spice and aromatic crops, n.e.c.	1,752	31	0.05%	+27%
Chillies and peppers, green	1,722	104	0%	−31%
Cucumbers	1,670	112	0%	+74%
Eggplants	1,046	76	0%	+35%
Yautia	883	10	0.23%	+88%
Avocados	820	60	0.01%	+60%
Taro	767	42	0%	−1.2%
Fat of pigs	684	73	0.01%	−24%
Coffee, green	636	57	0.01%	−86%
Green maize	621	36	0.01%	+8.2%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	593	118	0.01%	−40%
Spring onions and shallots	529	39	0.01%	−59%
Grapefruit and pomelos	488	67	0%	−39%
Other starchy roots and tubers	465	53	0%	−45%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	406	121	0%	−40%
Cassava	381	87	0%	+259%
Lemons and limes	314	94	0%	+71%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	302	90	0%	−24%
Sweet potatoes	267	101	0%	−4.0%
Other beans, green	238	97	0%	+43%
Maize	233	152	0%	+2,230%
Pigeon peas, dry	197	23	0%	+40%
Rabbit meat	166	32	0.02%	+19%
Ginger	148	36	0%	+47%
Honey	142	107	0.01%	+129%
Cabbages	140	141	0%	−55%
Okra	124	50	0%	−4.6%
Cattle fat, unrendered	97	120	0%	−41%
Goat milk	59	109	0%	−6.3%
Coconuts, in shell	52	84	0%	−63%
Melons	46	94	0%	+35%
Beans, dry	38	106	0%	+1,800%
Sheep meat	37	160	0%	+5.7%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	11	128	0%	+10%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	11	129	0%	+10%
Goat meat	4	168	0%	−33%
Sunflower seed	4	73	0%	—
Sheep fat, unrendered	2	130	0%	+100%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	1	143	0%	0.0%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	1	143	0%	−50%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	1	118	0%	0.0%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	6,165,000	118	0.02%	−39%
Cattle	218,598	139	0.01%	−14%
Pigs	40,725	125	0%	−9.9%
Rabbits and hares	25,000	42	0.01%	+19%
Sheep	12,791	153	0%	+10%
Bees	6,726	87	0.01%	+193%
Horses	4,285	102	0.01%	−47%
Goats	3,536	173	0%	−20%
Mules and hinnies	2,622	41	0.03%	+0.8%
Asses	2,000	87	0%	0.0%

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.