Polynesia vs Puerto Rico: Forest land — Area

Polynesia
383.8 1000 ha
in 2025
Puerto Rico
436.06 1000 ha
in 2025
Polynesia rank
153rd
Puerto Rico rank
150th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Polynesia
  • Puerto Rico
0100200300400500199020072025

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 436.06 1000 ha against 383.8 1000 ha in Polynesia, a difference of 52.26 1000 ha.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Polynesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Polynesia ahead.

Polynesia ranks 153rd and Puerto Rico ranks 150th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Polynesia averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Polynesia Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1990s 395.57 1000 ha 360.22 1000 ha 35.34 1000 ha Polynesia
2000s 392.73 1000 ha 457.19 1000 ha 64.46 1000 ha Puerto Rico
2010s 387.94 1000 ha 483.95 1000 ha 96 1000 ha Puerto Rico
2020s 384.78 1000 ha 449.09 1000 ha 64.31 1000 ha Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Polynesia or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 436.06 1000 ha against 383.8 1000 ha in Polynesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Polynesia and Puerto Rico?
52.26 1000 ha, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Polynesia and Puerto Rico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Polynesia and Puerto Rico rank globally for forest land — area?
Polynesia ranks 153rd and Puerto Rico ranks 150th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest 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
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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.