El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Grazing land use over the long-term
El Salvador
63,514 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico
102,700 hectares
in 2025
El Salvador rank
150th
Puerto Rico rank
149th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 102,700 hectares against 63,514 hectares in El Salvador, a difference of 39,186 hectares.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 150th and Puerto Rico ranks 149th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 25 and Puerto Rico in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1500s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1600s | 15,966 hectares | 1,534 hectares | 14,432 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 23,046 hectares | 2,256 hectares | 20,790 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 23,872 hectares | 2,882 hectares | 20,990 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 24,787 hectares | 3,682 hectares | 21,105 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1730s | 25,826 hectares | 4,703 hectares | 21,123 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 27,041 hectares | 6,008 hectares | 21,033 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 28,506 hectares | 7,676 hectares | 20,830 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 30,330 hectares | 9,805 hectares | 20,524 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 32,673 hectares | 12,526 hectares | 20,147 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 39,198 hectares | 16,002 hectares | 23,196 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 45,962 hectares | 20,442 hectares | 25,519 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 52,964 hectares | 26,115 hectares | 26,849 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 60,873 hectares | 33,361 hectares | 27,512 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 69,158 hectares | 42,618 hectares | 26,540 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 82,461 hectares | 50,447 hectares | 32,014 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 96,403 hectares | 57,952 hectares | 38,450 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 110,984 hectares | 71,384 hectares | 39,600 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 121,874 hectares | 85,355 hectares | 36,519 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 130,353 hectares | 100,351 hectares | 30,002 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 144,833 hectares | 115,055 hectares | 29,778 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 155,591 hectares | 128,911 hectares | 26,680 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 162,625 hectares | 143,943 hectares | 18,682 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 188,770 hectares | 173,908 hectares | 14,862 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 238,183 hectares | 202,642 hectares | 35,541 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 259,725 hectares | 230,176 hectares | 29,549 hectares | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 164,344 hectares | 256,556 hectares | 92,212 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 107,544 hectares | 282,891 hectares | 175,346 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 103,788 hectares | 315,155 hectares | 211,367 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 96,664 hectares | 330,978 hectares | 234,314 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 86,401 hectares | 333,946 hectares | 247,545 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 77,212 hectares | 242,225 hectares | 165,013 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 65,325 hectares | 119,208 hectares | 53,882 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 53,734 hectares | 108,296 hectares | 54,562 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 63,584 hectares | 102,700 hectares | 39,116 hectares | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 102,700 hectares against 63,514 hectares in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 39,186 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- El Salvador ranks 150th and Puerto Rico ranks 149th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.