Puerto Rico vs Western Sahara: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Puerto Rico
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports 18.81 % against 18.54 % in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.27 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 162nd and Western Sahara ranks 161st of 220 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.3 % | 18.8 % | 47.5 % | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 56.83 % | 18.8 % | 38.03 % | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 52.29 % | 18.81 % | 33.48 % | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 37.7 % | 18.81 % | 18.89 % | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 23.65 % | 18.81 % | 4.84 % | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 20.73 % | 18.81 % | 1.92 % | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 19.14 % | 18.81 % | 0.33 % | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Puerto Rico or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at 18.81 % against 18.54 % in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Puerto Rico and Western Sahara?
- 0.27 %, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Western Sahara?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Western Sahara rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 162nd and Western Sahara ranks 161st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.