Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Ecuador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 49.75 % against 49.69 % in Ecuador, a difference of 0.06 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 58th and Puerto Rico ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.54 % | 40.61 % | 11.92 % | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 54.01 % | 51.54 % | 2.47 % | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 51.58 % | 54.56 % | 2.98 % | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 49.93 % | 50.92 % | 0.994 % | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 49.75 % against 49.69 % in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.06 %, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Puerto Rico rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Ecuador ranks 58th and Puerto Rico ranks 57th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.