Which has higher forest area, Brunei or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 4,361 sq. km against 3,800 sq. km in Brunei as of 2025.

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

561 sq. km, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei 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.

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

Brunei

3,800 sq. km

in 2025

Puerto Rico

4,361 sq. km

in 2025

Brunei rank

146th

Puerto Rico rank

143rd

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Brunei
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 4,361 sq. km against 3,800 sq. km in Brunei, a difference of 561 sq. km.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 146th and Puerto Rico ranks 143rd of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,058 sq. km	3,602 sq. km	455.76 sq. km	Brunei
2000s	3,894 sq. km	4,572 sq. km	678.35 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2010s	3,800 sq. km	4,839 sq. km	1,039 sq. km	Puerto Rico
2020s	3,800 sq. km	4,491 sq. km	690.85 sq. km	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Brunei or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 4,361 sq. km against 3,800 sq. km in Brunei as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Brunei and Puerto Rico?: 561 sq. km, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Puerto Rico?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brunei and Puerto Rico rank globally for forest area?: Brunei ranks 146th 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.