Pineapples production in Puerto Rico
In 2024 Puerto Rico produced 5,335 t of pineapples, the 59th largest in the world (0.02% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 65%. The record was 72,700 t in 1965. Area harvested: 271 ha, yield 19.7 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5,335 t
- World rank
- 59 of 85
- 10-year change
- +65%
- Record
- 72,700 t
- 1965
Pineapples in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Puerto Rico compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.02%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 19.7
- world 27.8 (−29%)
- kg per person
- 1.65
- world 3.60
- 10-year change
- +65%
- world +16%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Israel | 6,111 | 0.02% |
| 58 | Mauritius | 5,802 | 0.02% |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 5,335 | 0.02% |
| 60 | Samoa | 4,646 | 0.02% |
| 61 | South Sudan | 4,194 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of pineapples
Share of the world total; Puerto Rico is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,335 | −57% | 271 | 19.69 |
| 2023 | 12,384 | +11% | 585 | 21.17 |
| 2022 | 11,116 | +45% | 424 | 26.22 |
| 2021 | 7,660 | +20% | 370 | 20.70 |
| 2020 | 6,372 | +18% | 320 | 19.91 |
| 2019 | 5,378 | +14% | 282 | 19.07 |
| 2018 | 4,725 | −3.8% | 256 | 18.46 |
| 2017 | 4,914 | −1.5% | 265 | 18.54 |
| 2016 | 4,990 | +3.2% | 268 | 18.62 |
| 2015 | 4,837 | +49% | 259 | 18.68 |
| 2014 | 3,237 | +26% | 172 | 18.82 |
| 2013 | 2,560 | +17% | 135 | 18.96 |
| 2012 | 2,186 | −39% | 130 | 16.82 |
| 2011 | 3,583 | −32% | 173 | 20.71 |
| 2010 | 5,251 | −34% | 237 | 22.16 |
| 2009 | 7,926 | −21% | 334 | 23.73 |
| 2008 | 10,059 | −19% | 398 | 25.27 |
| 2007 | 12,416 | −12% | 444 | 27.96 |
| 2006 | 14,050 | −8.4% | 485 | 28.97 |
| 2005 | 15,332 | +0.3% | 474 | 32.35 |
| 2004 | 15,286 | −12% | 473 | 32.32 |
| 2003 | 17,325 | −18% | 536 | 32.32 |
| 2002 | 21,144 | +13% | 871 | 24.28 |
| 2001 | 18,689 | +4.7% | 712 | 26.25 |
| 2000 | 17,850 | −7.6% | 586 | 30.46 |
| 1999 | 19,321 | +36% | 374 | 51.66 |
| 1998 | 14,190 | −26% | 429 | 33.08 |
| 1997 | 19,204 | +1.4% | 983 | 19.54 |
| 1996 | 18,933 | −21% | 1,100 | 17.21 |
| 1995 | 24,063 | −29% | 1,376 | 17.49 |
| 1994 | 33,663 | −37% | 543 | 61.99 |
| 1993 | 53,500 | −12% | 1,293 | 41.38 |
| 1992 | 60,850 | −2.6% | 824 | 73.85 |
| 1991 | 62,491 | +33% | 847 | 73.78 |
| 1990 | 46,812 | −4.5% | 632 | 74.07 |
| 1989 | 49,012 | −30% | 789 | 62.12 |
| 1988 | 69,740 | +26% | 1,404 | 49.67 |
| 1987 | 55,290 | +23% | 1,378 | 40.12 |
| 1986 | 45,091 | +3.2% | 1,161 | 38.84 |
| 1985 | 43,689 | +11% | 1,096 | 39.86 |
| 1984 | 39,525 | +3.0% | 1,094 | 36.13 |
| 1983 | 38,376 | +8.7% | 1,173 | 32.72 |
| 1982 | 35,300 | −6.4% | 953 | 37.04 |
| 1981 | 37,713 | +8.9% | 1,164 | 32.40 |
| 1980 | 34,627 | −12% | 1,012 | 34.22 |
| 1979 | 39,536 | +18% | 1,088 | 36.34 |
| 1978 | 33,595 | −13% | 952 | 35.29 |
| 1977 | 38,731 | +1.5% | 1,034 | 37.46 |
| 1976 | 38,147 | −10% | 1,179 | 32.36 |
| 1975 | 42,592 | +7.4% | 1,179 | 36.13 |
| 1974 | 39,644 | +4.0% | 1,179 | 33.63 |
| 1973 | 38,102 | −13% | 1,162 | 32.79 |
| 1972 | 43,817 | −16% | 1,436 | 30.51 |
| 1971 | 52,233 | +6.6% | 1,445 | 36.15 |
| 1970 | 49,021 | +1.6% | 1,435 | 34.16 |
| 1969 | 48,231 | −18% | 1,324 | 36.43 |
| 1968 | 58,540 | −10% | 1,690 | 34.64 |
| 1967 | 65,292 | −0.8% | 1,906 | 34.26 |
| 1966 | 65,791 | −9.5% | 1,882 | 34.96 |
| 1965 | 72,700 | +11% | 1,957 | 37.15 |
| 1964 | 65,212 | +11% | 1,895 | 34.41 |
| 1963 | 58,708 | +14% | 1,664 | 35.28 |
| 1962 | 51,521 | +2.4% | 1,454 | 35.43 |
| 1961 | 50,325 | — | 1,632 | 30.84 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of pineapples in Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico produced 5,335 t in 2024, 0.02% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Puerto Rico rank in the world for production of pineapples?
Puerto Rico ranked 59th of 85 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Costa Rica with 10.6% of the world total.
How has the production of pineapples in Puerto Rico changed?
It rose by 65% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +16% for the world. The record was 72,700 t in 1965.
What is the yield of pineapples in Puerto Rico?
19.7 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5,335 t from 271 ha), against a world average of 27.8 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Puerto Rico is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.