Puerto Rico vs Sudan (former): Cropland — Share in Land area

Puerto Rico
8.15 %
in 2024
Sudan (former)
8.43 %
in 2011
Puerto Rico rank
144th
Sudan (former) rank
143rd

Cropland — Share in Land area over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Sudan (former)
0102030196119922024

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 8.43 % against 8.15 % in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.28 %.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 144th and Sudan (former) ranks 143rd of 217 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Sudan (former) Difference Ahead
1960s 30.73 % 4.73 % 26 % Puerto Rico
1970s 19.52 % 5.11 % 14.41 % Puerto Rico
1980s 14.63 % 5.33 % 9.3 % Puerto Rico
1990s 10.46 % 6.38 % 4.08 % Puerto Rico
2000s 10.22 % 7.68 % 2.54 % Puerto Rico
2010s 9.13 % 8.43 % 0.705 % Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Puerto Rico or Sudan (former)?
Sudan (former), at 8.43 % against 8.15 % in Puerto Rico as of 2011.
What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Puerto Rico and Sudan (former)?
0.28 %, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sudan (former)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Puerto Rico and Sudan (former) rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
Puerto Rico ranks 144th and Sudan (former) ranks 143rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — 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

Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.