Which has higher forest area km, Puerto Rico or Western Sahara?

Western Sahara, at 529,220 against 436,060 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area km between Puerto Rico and Western Sahara?

93,160, with Western Sahara ahead.

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Our World in Data, published as Forest area km. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico

436,060

in 2025

Western Sahara

529,220

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

145th

Western Sahara rank

142nd

Western Sahara currently reports 529,220 against 436,060 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 93,160.

That makes Western Sahara's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Western Sahara has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 145th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.

Western Sahara has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Puerto Rico	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1990s	360,224	575,790	215,566	Western Sahara
2000s	457,185	538,500	81,316	Western Sahara
2010s	483,947	537,561	53,614	Western Sahara
2020s	449,085	531,215	82,130	Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher forest area km, Puerto Rico or Western Sahara?: Western Sahara, at 529,220 against 436,060 in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area km between Puerto Rico and Western Sahara?: 93,160, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Western Sahara?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Western Sahara rank globally for forest area km?: Puerto Rico ranks 145th and Western Sahara ranks 142nd of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Forest area km. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.