Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Bhutan or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 66,200 hectares against 54,153 hectares in Bhutan as of 2025.

What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Bhutan and Puerto Rico?

12,047 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Puerto Rico: Cropland extent over the long-term

Bhutan

54,153 hectares

in 2025

Puerto Rico

66,200 hectares

in 2025

Bhutan rank

157th

Puerto Rico rank

155th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Bhutan
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 66,200 hectares against 54,153 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 12,047 hectares.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 157th and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 19 and Puerto Rico in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1000s	2,440 hectares	0 hectares	2,440 hectares	Bhutan
1100s	2,416 hectares	0 hectares	2,416 hectares	Bhutan
1200s	2,392 hectares	0 hectares	2,392 hectares	Bhutan
1300s	2,605 hectares	0 hectares	2,605 hectares	Bhutan
1400s	2,814 hectares	0 hectares	2,814 hectares	Bhutan
1500s	3,483 hectares	874.77 hectares	2,608 hectares	Bhutan
1600s	4,598 hectares	1,243 hectares	3,355 hectares	Bhutan
1700s	5,691 hectares	1,749 hectares	3,942 hectares	Bhutan
1710s	6,614 hectares	2,262 hectares	4,351 hectares	Bhutan
1720s	7,089 hectares	2,926 hectares	4,163 hectares	Bhutan
1730s	7,602 hectares	3,784 hectares	3,818 hectares	Bhutan
1740s	8,156 hectares	4,893 hectares	3,262 hectares	Bhutan
1750s	8,753 hectares	6,326 hectares	2,427 hectares	Bhutan
1760s	9,398 hectares	8,177 hectares	1,221 hectares	Bhutan
1770s	10,095 hectares	10,568 hectares	472.8 hectares	Puerto Rico
1780s	10,847 hectares	13,654 hectares	2,807 hectares	Puerto Rico
1790s	11,660 hectares	17,638 hectares	5,978 hectares	Puerto Rico
1800s	12,537 hectares	22,779 hectares	10,242 hectares	Puerto Rico
1810s	13,485 hectares	29,411 hectares	15,926 hectares	Puerto Rico
1820s	15,787 hectares	37,965 hectares	22,178 hectares	Puerto Rico
1830s	17,512 hectares	45,396 hectares	27,885 hectares	Puerto Rico
1840s	20,853 hectares	52,665 hectares	31,812 hectares	Puerto Rico
1850s	22,272 hectares	65,492 hectares	43,221 hectares	Puerto Rico
1860s	23,349 hectares	79,034 hectares	55,685 hectares	Puerto Rico
1870s	25,084 hectares	93,745 hectares	68,661 hectares	Puerto Rico
1880s	28,155 hectares	108,396 hectares	80,241 hectares	Puerto Rico
1890s	29,199 hectares	122,434 hectares	93,235 hectares	Puerto Rico
1900s	32,352 hectares	137,760 hectares	105,408 hectares	Puerto Rico
1910s	39,286 hectares	167,639 hectares	128,352 hectares	Puerto Rico
1920s	47,684 hectares	196,650 hectares	148,966 hectares	Puerto Rico
1930s	55,822 hectares	224,756 hectares	168,934 hectares	Puerto Rico
1940s	62,787 hectares	251,917 hectares	189,130 hectares	Puerto Rico
1950s	74,635 hectares	292,934 hectares	218,299 hectares	Puerto Rico
1960s	113,700 hectares	275,692 hectares	161,992 hectares	Puerto Rico
1970s	131,700 hectares	173,100 hectares	41,400 hectares	Puerto Rico
1980s	158,100 hectares	129,700 hectares	28,400 hectares	Bhutan
1990s	162,700 hectares	90,410 hectares	72,290 hectares	Bhutan
2000s	161,430 hectares	90,660 hectares	70,770 hectares	Bhutan
2010s	108,200 hectares	75,600 hectares	32,600 hectares	Bhutan
2020s	71,936 hectares	66,200 hectares	5,736 hectares	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Bhutan or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 66,200 hectares against 54,153 hectares in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Bhutan and Puerto Rico?: 12,047 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Puerto Rico?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Puerto Rico rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Bhutan ranks 157th and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent 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: 28 August 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.