Kuwait vs Puerto Rico: Land use over the long-term

Kuwait
136,000 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico
102,700 hectares
in 2025
Kuwait rank
148th
Puerto Rico rank
149th

Land use over the long-term over time

  • Kuwait
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 136,000 hectares against 102,700 hectares in Puerto Rico, a difference of 33,300 hectares.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 148th and Puerto Rico ranks 149th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 33 and Puerto Rico in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1000s 297,783 hectares 0 hectares 297,783 hectares Kuwait
1100s 287,079 hectares 0 hectares 287,079 hectares Kuwait
1200s 275,511 hectares 0 hectares 275,511 hectares Kuwait
1300s 262,880 hectares 0 hectares 262,880 hectares Kuwait
1400s 248,903 hectares 0 hectares 248,903 hectares Kuwait
1500s 233,150 hectares 0 hectares 233,150 hectares Kuwait
1600s 420,496 hectares 1,534 hectares 418,962 hectares Kuwait
1700s 327,138 hectares 2,256 hectares 324,882 hectares Kuwait
1710s 331,977 hectares 2,882 hectares 329,095 hectares Kuwait
1720s 330,825 hectares 3,682 hectares 327,143 hectares Kuwait
1730s 329,489 hectares 4,703 hectares 324,786 hectares Kuwait
1740s 327,953 hectares 6,008 hectares 321,945 hectares Kuwait
1750s 326,203 hectares 7,676 hectares 318,527 hectares Kuwait
1760s 324,220 hectares 9,805 hectares 314,415 hectares Kuwait
1770s 321,984 hectares 12,526 hectares 309,458 hectares Kuwait
1780s 319,473 hectares 16,002 hectares 303,471 hectares Kuwait
1790s 316,660 hectares 20,442 hectares 296,218 hectares Kuwait
1800s 313,516 hectares 26,115 hectares 287,401 hectares Kuwait
1810s 310,005 hectares 33,361 hectares 276,644 hectares Kuwait
1820s 306,088 hectares 42,618 hectares 263,470 hectares Kuwait
1830s 301,716 hectares 50,447 hectares 251,269 hectares Kuwait
1840s 296,831 hectares 57,952 hectares 238,879 hectares Kuwait
1850s 291,365 hectares 71,384 hectares 219,981 hectares Kuwait
1860s 285,231 hectares 85,355 hectares 199,876 hectares Kuwait
1870s 278,318 hectares 100,351 hectares 177,967 hectares Kuwait
1880s 270,486 hectares 115,055 hectares 155,431 hectares Kuwait
1890s 261,548 hectares 128,911 hectares 132,637 hectares Kuwait
1900s 251,244 hectares 143,943 hectares 107,301 hectares Kuwait
1910s 239,198 hectares 173,908 hectares 65,290 hectares Kuwait
1920s 224,826 hectares 202,642 hectares 22,184 hectares Kuwait
1930s 207,140 hectares 230,176 hectares 23,036 hectares Puerto Rico
1940s 184,192 hectares 256,556 hectares 72,364 hectares Puerto Rico
1950s 148,535 hectares 282,891 hectares 134,355 hectares Puerto Rico
1960s 134,000 hectares 315,155 hectares 181,155 hectares Puerto Rico
1970s 134,000 hectares 330,978 hectares 196,978 hectares Puerto Rico
1980s 134,400 hectares 333,946 hectares 199,546 hectares Puerto Rico
1990s 136,000 hectares 242,225 hectares 106,225 hectares Puerto Rico
2000s 136,000 hectares 119,208 hectares 16,792 hectares Kuwait
2010s 136,000 hectares 108,296 hectares 27,704 hectares Kuwait
2020s 136,000 hectares 102,700 hectares 33,300 hectares Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Kuwait or Puerto Rico?
Kuwait, at 136,000 hectares against 102,700 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
33,300 hectares, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Puerto Rico rank globally for land use over the long-term?
Kuwait ranks 148th 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 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

Indicator
Land use over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.