FAOSTAT · 1961–2002
All sugar crops production in Puerto Rico
In 2002 Puerto Rico produced 40,000 t of all sugar crops. Over ten years it fell by 95%. The record was 9.8 million t in 1961. Area harvested: 2,000 ha, yield 20.0 t/ha.
- Production, 2002
- 40,000 t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- −95%
- Record
- 9.8 million t
- 1961
All sugar crops in Puerto Rico, 1961–2002 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 40,000 | +135% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 2001 | 17,000 | −73% | 600 | 28.33 |
| 2000 | 64,000 | −8.6% | 4,000 | 16.00 |
| 1999 | 70,000 | −71% | 4,500 | 15.56 |
| 1998 | 244,400 | −20% | 6,684 | 36.56 |
| 1997 | 307,358 | −24% | 10,219 | 30.08 |
| 1996 | 404,553 | −20% | 11,398 | 35.49 |
| 1995 | 504,248 | −12% | 12,970 | 38.88 |
| 1994 | 570,026 | −32% | 12,383 | 46.03 |
| 1993 | 840,130 | +15% | 15,564 | 53.98 |
| 1992 | 731,763 | −13% | 14,164 | 51.66 |
| 1991 | 843,061 | +7.7% | 16,943 | 49.76 |
| 1990 | 782,840 | −29% | 18,346 | 42.67 |
| 1989 | 1,103,522 | −13% | 21,217 | 52.01 |
| 1988 | 1,261,216 | +15% | 21,480 | 58.72 |
| 1987 | 1,096,906 | +4.9% | 20,285 | 54.07 |
| 1986 | 1,046,140 | −9.3% | 21,200 | 49.35 |
| 1985 | 1,152,790 | +5.1% | 22,500 | 51.24 |
| 1984 | 1,097,276 | −15% | 22,700 | 48.34 |
| 1983 | 1,286,950 | −10% | 22,200 | 57.97 |
| 1982 | 1,432,690 | −23% | 21,660 | 66.14 |
| 1981 | 1,848,830 | −8.8% | 30,200 | 61.22 |
| 1980 | 2,028,224 | −2.3% | 31,800 | 63.78 |
| 1979 | 2,075,935 | −19% | 35,100 | 59.14 |
| 1978 | 2,572,335 | −11% | 37,800 | 68.05 |
| 1977 | 2,881,813 | −12% | 46,500 | 61.97 |
| 1976 | 3,293,122 | +2.8% | 50,100 | 65.73 |
| 1975 | 3,204,904 | −1.5% | 51,682 | 62.01 |
| 1974 | 3,252,456 | −1.0% | 52,800 | 61.60 |
| 1973 | 3,284,913 | −17% | 55,700 | 58.98 |
| 1972 | 3,975,280 | −4.4% | 62,900 | 63.20 |
| 1971 | 4,156,717 | −22% | 63,700 | 65.25 |
| 1970 | 5,343,975 | −0.1% | 75,900 | 70.41 |
| 1969 | 5,349,640 | −11% | 72,900 | 73.38 |
| 1968 | 5,978,585 | −19% | 96,000 | 62.28 |
| 1967 | 7,402,766 | −14% | 106,600 | 69.44 |
| 1966 | 8,586,459 | +7.5% | 110,400 | 77.78 |
| 1965 | 7,989,509 | −10% | 116,400 | 68.64 |
| 1964 | 8,892,382 | −3.2% | 122,600 | 72.53 |
| 1963 | 9,182,948 | +4.8% | 122,600 | 74.90 |
| 1962 | 8,766,321 | −10% | 124,800 | 70.24 |
| 1961 | 9,755,814 | — | 132,700 | 73.52 |
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.