Latvia vs Puerto Rico: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Latvia
55.7%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
56.7%
in 2025
Latvia rank
55th
Puerto Rico rank
52nd
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Latvia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 56.7% against 55.7% in Latvia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 55th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.0% | 34.2% | 16.7% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 48.4% | 3.7% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 55.2% | 0.8% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 55.4% | 55.0% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Latvia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 56.7% against 55.7% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Latvia and Puerto Rico?
- 1.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Puerto Rico?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Puerto Rico rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Latvia ranks 55th and Puerto Rico ranks 52nd of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.