Puerto Rico vs Saint Lucia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Puerto Rico
56.7%
in 2025
Saint Lucia
53.8%
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
52nd
Saint Lucia rank
57th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 56.7% against 53.8% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 52nd and Saint Lucia ranks 57th of 253 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 44.4% | 10.1% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 47.6% | 0.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 51.7% | 3.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 53.6% | 1.4% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Puerto Rico or Saint Lucia?
- Puerto Rico, at 56.7% against 53.8% in Saint Lucia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 2.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Saint Lucia rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 52nd and Saint Lucia ranks 57th 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.