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
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
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.