Bermuda vs Puerto Rico: Share of land area used for arable agriculture
Bermuda
5.6%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
5.7%
in 2023
Bermuda rank
130th
Puerto Rico rank
129th
Share of land area used for arable agriculture over time
- Bermuda
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Bermuda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bermuda ranks 130th and Puerto Rico ranks 129th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bermuda averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.6% | 21.8% | 15.2% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 12.0% | 6.5% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 7.6% | 2.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.0% | 1.5% | Bermuda |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.9% | 1.1% | Bermuda |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land area used for arable agriculture, Bermuda or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Bermuda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land area used for arable agriculture between Bermuda and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bermuda and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Bermuda ranks 130th and Puerto Rico ranks 129th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.