Table 1 . Farms, Land in Farms, Farms by Size, Tenure of Principal Operator, and Type of 
Organization: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
All farms 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
number 
13,159 
15,745 
Tenure of principal operator: 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
584,988 
557,530 
Operators 
number 
13,159 
15,745 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
44.5 
35.4 
cuerdas 
584,988 
557,530 
Full owners 
number 
9,362 
1 1 ,402 
Approximate land area 
cuerdas 
2,254,365 
2,254,365 
cuerdas 
275,689 
287,231 
Proportion in farms 
percent 
25.9 
24.7 
Part owners 
number 
1,069 
1,918 
cuerdas 
143,371 
159,251 
Farms by size: 
Tenants 
number 
2,728 
2,425 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
number 
5,129 
7,502 
cuerdas 
165,928 
1 1 1 ,048 
cuerdas 
21,002 
28,405 
Average size ef farm: 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
number 
2,859 
3,545 
Full owners 
cuerdas 
29.4 
25.2 
cuerdas 
39,083 
49,322 
Part owners 
cuerdas 
134.1 
83 
Tenants 
cuerdas 
60.8 
45.8 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
number 
2,872 
2,680 
cuerdas 
85,023 
78,496 
Farms by type of organization: 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
number 
940 
865 
Individual or family 
farms 
1 1 ,938 
13,958 
cuerdas 
63,789 
58,741 
cuerdas 
406,461 
399,977 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
number 
563 
524 
Partnership 
farms 
117 
49 
cuerdas 
73,170 
70,444 
cuerdas 
18,414 
7,699 
Corporation 
farms 
738 
575 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
number 
401 
207 
cuerdas 
138,152 
108,615 
cuerdas 
81,321 
43,195 
Other 
farms 
366 
1,163 
260 cuerdas or more 
number 
395 
422 
cuerdas 
21,962 
41,240 
cuerdas 
221,601 
228,926 
Table 2. Farms, Land in Farms, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
All farms 
2012 
Percent of total in 201 2 
2007 
Percent of total in 2007 
Farms 
.... number 
13,159 
100 
15,745 
100 
Land in farms 
....cuerdas 
584,988 
100 
557,528 
100 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,510 
95.1 
14,074 
89.4 
cuerdas 
433,563 
74.1 
392,728 
70.4 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
10,008 
76.1 
10,595 
67.3 
cuerdas 
127,372 
21.8 
116,198 
20.8 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
4,048 
30.8 
4,891 
31.1 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, or soil improvement. 
cuerdas 
219,533 
37.5 
204,624 
36.7 
but not harvested and not pastured or grazed 
farms 
281 
2.1 
487 
3.1 
cuerdas 
5,145 
0.9 
6,176 
1.1 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
773 
5.9 
518 
3.3 
cuerdas 
2,939 
0.5 
4,462 
0.8 
Cropland idle 
farms 
4,931 
37.5 
4,064 
25.8 
cuerdas 
78,575 
13.4 
61,266 
11 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland and woodland 
farms 
2,033 
15.4 
4,755 
30.2 
cuerdas 
67,150 
11.5 
87,951 
15.8 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot be used for 
cultivation or pasture 
farms 
3,130 
23.8 
2,667 
16.9 
cuerdas 
42,712 
7.3 
38,390 
6.9 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings, ponds. 
roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
9,119 
69.3 
8,742 
55.5 
cuerdas 
41,563 
7.1 
38,461 
6.9 
Table 3. Farms, Land in Farms, Harvested Cropland, and Irrigated Land, by Tenure of Principal 
Operator: 2012 and 2007 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Principal operators by tenure 
2012 
2007 
Principal operators by tenure 
2012 
2007 
All principal operators 
farms 
13,159 
15,745 
Part owners 
farms 
1,069 
1,918 
cuerdas 
584,988 
557,530 
cuerdas 
143,371 
159,251 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,008 
10,595 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
736 
1,506 
cuerdas 
127,372 
116,198 
cuerdas 
29,658 
30,844 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1,073 
770 
Irrigated land 
farms 
177 
195 
cuerdas 
53,361 
39,707 
cuerdas 
24,380 
15,631 
Full owners 
farms 
9,362 
11,402 
Tenants 
farms 
2,728 
2,425 
cuerdas 
275,689 
287,231 
cuerdas 
165,928 
1 1 1 ,048 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
7,374 
7,896 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,898 
1,193 
cuerdas 
65,413 
63,336 
cuerdas 
32,301 
22,018 
Irrigated land 
farms 
439 
408 
Irrigated land 
farms 
457 
167 
cuerdas 
11,630 
15,619 
cuerdas 
17,351 
8,457 
2012 Census of Agriculture - PUERTO RICO DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Puerto Rico 7 
