Bahamas, The vs Puerto Rico (US): Forest area
Bahamas, The
509,860 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico (US)
436,060 hectares
in 2025
Bahamas, The rank
144th
Puerto Rico (US) rank
145th
Forest area over time
- Bahamas, The
- Puerto Rico (US)
How they compare
Bahamas, The currently reports 509,860 hectares against 436,060 hectares in Puerto Rico (US), a difference of 73,800 hectares.
That makes Bahamas, The's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico (US)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Bahamas, The has been ahead every year.
Bahamas, The ranks 144th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 145th of 235 countries.
Bahamas, The has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas, The | Puerto Rico (US) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 509,860 hectares | 360,224 hectares | 149,636 hectares | Bahamas, The |
| 2000s | 509,860 hectares | 457,185 hectares | 52,675 hectares | Bahamas, The |
| 2010s | 509,860 hectares | 483,947 hectares | 25,913 hectares | Bahamas, The |
| 2020s | 509,860 hectares | 449,085 hectares | 60,775 hectares | Bahamas, The |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Bahamas, The or Puerto Rico (US)?
- Bahamas, The, at 509,860 hectares against 436,060 hectares in Puerto Rico (US) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 73,800 hectares, with Bahamas, The ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas, The and Puerto Rico (US) rank globally for forest area?
- Bahamas, The ranks 144th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 145th of 235 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.