Guam vs Puerto Rico: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Guam
-11.1%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
-12.1%
in 2023
Guam rank
205th
Puerto Rico rank
208th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Guam currently reports -11.1% against -12.1% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 205th and Puerto Rico ranks 208th of 225 countries.
Guam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | -15.1% | 17.2% | Guam |
| 1980s | 15.8% | -7.9% | 23.7% | Guam |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -28.4% | 29.5% | Guam |
| 2000s | -2.0% | -35.8% | 33.8% | Guam |
| 2010s | -11.7% | -12.1% | 0.3% | Guam |
| 2020s | -11.1% | -13.2% | 2.1% | Guam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Guam or Puerto Rico?
- Guam, at -11.1% against -12.1% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Guam and Puerto Rico?
- 1.0%, with Guam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Puerto Rico?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Puerto Rico rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Guam ranks 205th and Puerto Rico ranks 208th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.