Puerto Rico vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita

Puerto Rico
-1.2%
in 2025
Uganda
-1.2%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
217th
Uganda rank
215th

Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Uganda
-4-2024199120082025

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 217th and Uganda ranks 215th of 227 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 vs. gdp per capita, 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 vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita?
Puerto Rico ranks 217th and Uganda ranks 215th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.