Table 80. Summary by Tenure of Principal Operator: 2012 
[Totals may not add due to rounding. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Full owners 
Part owners 
Tenants 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number 
13,159 
9,362 
1,069 
2,728 
Land in farms 
cuerdas 
584,988 
275,689 
143,371 
165,928 
Average size of farm 
cuerdas 
44.5 
29.4 
134.1 
60.8 
Farms by size: 
Less than 1 0 cuerdas 
5,129 
4,256 
156 
717 
1 0 to 1 9 cuerdas 
2,859 
2,165 
85 
609 
20 to 49 cuerdas 
2,872 
1,814 
300 
758 
50 to 99 cuerdas 
940 
607 
158 
175 
1 00 to 1 74 cuerdas 
563 
254 
156 
153 
1 75 to 259 cuerdas 
401 
141 
85 
175 
260 cuerdas or more 
395 
125 
129 
141 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms 
12,510 
8,914 
1,053 
2,543 
cuerdas 
433,563 
191,981 
117,495 
124,088 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
10,008 
7,374 
736 
1,898 
cuerdas 
127,372 
65,413 
29,658 
32,301 
Cropland used only for pasture or grazing 
farms 
4,048 
2,412 
604 
1,032 
cuerdas 
219,533 
73,728 
76,267 
69,539 
Cropland used for cover crops, legumes, and soil 
improvement, but not harvested and not pastured 
or grazed 
farms 
281 
202 
38 
41 
cuerdas 
5,145 
2,650 
1,537 
958 
Cropland on which all crops failed 
farms 
773 
512 
33 
228 
cuerdas 
2,939 
2,161 
311 
468 
Cropland idle 
farms 
4,931 
3,834 
274 
823 
cuerdas 
78,575 
48,030 
9,723 
20,822 
Pastureland and rangeland other than cropland 
and woodland 
farms 
2,033 
1,303 
197 
533 
cuerdas 
67,150 
33,609 
10,159 
23,382 
Woodland, forest, and underbrush that cannot 
be used for cultivation or pasture 
farms 
3,130 
2,266 
222 
642 
cuerdas 
42,712 
30,451 
4,766 
7,494 
All other land including land in house lots, buildings. 
ponds, roads, wasteland, etc 
farms 
9,119 
6,393 
793 
1,933 
cuerdas 
41,563 
19,648 
10,951 
10,964 
IRRIGATION 
Land irrigated 
farms 
1,073 
439 
177 
457 
cuerdas 
53,361 
11,630 
24,380 
17,351 
water (acre-feet) 
30,829 
1,707 
16,366 
12,755 
Public system 
farms 
229 
85 
59 
85 
cuerdas 
14,675 
3,710 
10,155 
810 
Private system 
farms 
862 
364 
123 
375 
cuerdas 
38,686 
7,920 
14,226 
16,541 
Farms by type of irrigation: 
Gravity 
198 
72 
52 
74 
Drip 
468 
135 
41 
292 
Sprinkler 
297 
150 
67 
80 
Other 
109 
82 
16 
11 
Farms by major source of irrigation water 
for private systems: 
Well 
530 
227 
43 
260 
River or stream 
131 
29 
35 
67 
Lake or private pond 
88 
28 
31 
29 
Canal 
16 
2 
8 
6 
Other 
95 
76 
6 
13 
TENURE AND PRIMARY OCCUPATION OF 
PRINCIPAL OPERATOR 
All operators 
13,159 
9,362 
1,069 
2,728 
Full owners 
9,362 
9,362 
- 
- 
Part owners 
1,069 
_ 
1,069 
_ 
Tenants 
2,728 
_ 
2,728 
Primary occupation - 
Agriculture: 
Full owners 
3,452 
3,452 
- 
- 
Part owners 
683 
_ 
683 
_ 
Tenants 
1,328 
_ 
_ 
1,328 
Nonagriculture: 
Full owners 
5,910 
5,910 
- 
- 
Part owners 
386 
_ 
386 
_ 
Tenants 
1,400 
- 
- 
1,400 
FARMS BY TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 
Individual or family 
farms 
1 1 ,938 
8,822 
957 
2,159 
cuerdas 
406,461 
206,691 
102,655 
97,114 
Partnership 
farms 
117 
31 
7 
79 
cuerdas 
18,414 
6,785 
2,341 
9,288 
Corporation 
farms 
738 
306 
91 
341 
cuerdas 
138,152 
49,338 
36,202 
52,612 
Other 
farms 
366 
203 
14 
149 
cuerdas 
21,962 
12,875 
2,173 
6,914 
CHARACTERISTICS OF PRINCIPAL OPERATORS 
Years operating present farm: 
Less than 2 years 
773 
412 
35 
326 
2 to 4 years 
1,339 
468 
166 
705 
5 to 9 years 
2,437 
1,689 
163 
585 
1 0 years or more 
8,610 
6,793 
705 
1,112 
See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued 
180 Puerto Rico 2012 Census of Agriculture - SUMMARY DATA 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
