Puerto Rico vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Puerto Rico
-1.2%
in 2025
Uganda
-1.2%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
218th
Uganda rank
216th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time
- Puerto Rico
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports -1.2% against -1.2% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 218th and Uganda ranks 216th of 228 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | -2.9% | 6.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -1.8% | 3.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -1.5% | 1.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.2% | 0.0% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area as a share of forest area, Puerto Rico or Uganda?
- Uganda, at -1.2% against -1.2% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area as a share of forest area between Puerto Rico and Uganda?
- 0.0%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uganda rank globally for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 218th and Uganda ranks 216th of 228 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.