What is the difference in forestland — area between Puerto Rico and Yemen?

112.94 1000 ha, with Yemen ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Yemen?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Puerto Rico vs Yemen: Forestland — Area

Puerto Rico

436.06 1000 ha

in 2025

Yemen

549 1000 ha

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

138th

Yemen rank

135th

Forestland — Area over time

Puerto Rico
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 549 1000 ha against 436.06 1000 ha in Puerto Rico, a difference of 112.94 1000 ha.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 135th of 223 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	360.22 1000 ha	549 1000 ha	188.78 1000 ha	Yemen
2000s	457.19 1000 ha	549 1000 ha	91.81 1000 ha	Yemen
2010s	483.95 1000 ha	549 1000 ha	65.05 1000 ha	Yemen
2020s	449.09 1000 ha	549 1000 ha	99.91 1000 ha	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Puerto Rico or Yemen?: Yemen, at 549 1000 ha against 436.06 1000 ha in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Puerto Rico and Yemen?: 112.94 1000 ha, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Yemen?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Yemen rank globally for forestland — area?: Puerto Rico ranks 138th and Yemen ranks 135th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).