Which has higher forest area, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?

Bahamas, at 5,099 sq. km against 4,361 sq. km in Puerto Rico as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?

738 sq. km, with Bahamas ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Puerto Rico: Forest area (sq. km)

Bahamas

5,099 sq. km

in 2025

Puerto Rico

4,361 sq. km

in 2025

Bahamas rank

142nd

Puerto Rico rank

143rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Bahamas
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 5,099 sq. km against 4,361 sq. km in Puerto Rico, a difference of 738 sq. km.

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

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

Bahamas ranks 142nd and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,099 sq. km	3,602 sq. km	1,496 sq. km	Bahamas
2000s	5,099 sq. km	4,572 sq. km	526.75 sq. km	Bahamas
2010s	5,099 sq. km	4,839 sq. km	259.13 sq. km	Bahamas
2020s	5,099 sq. km	4,491 sq. km	607.75 sq. km	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bahamas or Puerto Rico?: Bahamas, at 5,099 sq. km against 4,361 sq. km in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bahamas and Puerto Rico?: 738 sq. km, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Puerto Rico?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Puerto Rico rank globally for forest area?: Bahamas ranks 142nd and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.