Puerto Rico vs World: Net Forest conversion — Area, per square kilometre (Area square)
Puerto Rico
0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Net Forest conversion — Area, per square kilometre (Area square) over time
- Puerto Rico
- World
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 7.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | World |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — area, per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or World?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — area, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and World?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for net forest conversion — area, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.