French Guiana vs Puerto Rico: Land use hidden — Other areas

French Guiana
2,464 Square kilometres
in 2023
Puerto Rico
2,203 Square kilometres
in 2023
French Guiana rank
133rd
Puerto Rico rank
135th

Land use hidden — Other areas over time

  • French Guiana
  • Puerto Rico
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 2,464 Square kilometres against 2,203 Square kilometres in Puerto Rico, a difference of 261 Square kilometres.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was French Guiana ahead.

French Guiana ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, French Guiana averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 82,976 Square kilometres 2,989 Square kilometres 79,987 Square kilometres French Guiana
1970s 82,954 Square kilometres 3,829 Square kilometres 79,125 Square kilometres French Guiana
1980s 82,902 Square kilometres 4,233 Square kilometres 78,669 Square kilometres French Guiana
1990s 1,562 Square kilometres 1,851 Square kilometres 288.59 Square kilometres Puerto Rico
2000s 1,904 Square kilometres 2,199 Square kilometres 295.62 Square kilometres Puerto Rico
2010s 2,286 Square kilometres 2,095 Square kilometres 191.45 Square kilometres French Guiana
2020s 2,450 Square kilometres 2,210 Square kilometres 239.99 Square kilometres French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, French Guiana or Puerto Rico?
French Guiana, at 2,464 Square kilometres against 2,203 Square kilometres in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas between French Guiana and Puerto Rico?
261 Square kilometres, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and Puerto Rico?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and Puerto Rico rank globally for land use hidden — other areas?
French Guiana ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Other areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,416 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata