Which has higher forest area, Puerto Rico or Yemen?

Yemen, at 5,490 sq. km against 4,361 sq. km in Puerto Rico as of 2025.

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

1,129 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.

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

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.

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

Puerto Rico

4,361 sq. km

in 2025

Yemen

5,490 sq. km

in 2025

Puerto Rico rank

143rd

Yemen rank

140th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Puerto Rico
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 5,490 sq. km against 4,361 sq. km in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1,129 sq. km.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Puerto Rico's.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 140th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,602 sq. km	5,490 sq. km	1,888 sq. km	Yemen
2000s	4,572 sq. km	5,490 sq. km	918.15 sq. km	Yemen
2010s	4,839 sq. km	5,490 sq. km	650.53 sq. km	Yemen
2020s	4,491 sq. km	5,490 sq. km	999.15 sq. km	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Puerto Rico or Yemen?: Yemen, at 5,490 sq. km against 4,361 sq. km in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Puerto Rico and Yemen?: 1,129 sq. km, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Yemen?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Puerto Rico and Yemen rank globally for forest area?: Puerto Rico ranks 143rd and Yemen ranks 140th 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.