Belize vs Puerto Rico: Agricultural area over the long-term

Belize
192,000 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico
168,900 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
153rd
Puerto Rico rank
155th

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

  • Belize
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 192,000 hectares against 168,900 hectares in Puerto Rico, a difference of 23,100 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 153rd and Puerto Rico ranks 155th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 14 and Puerto Rico in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1000s 4,012 hectares 0 hectares 4,012 hectares Belize
1100s 4,240 hectares 0 hectares 4,240 hectares Belize
1200s 4,467 hectares 0 hectares 4,467 hectares Belize
1300s 4,686 hectares 0 hectares 4,686 hectares Belize
1400s 4,890 hectares 0 hectares 4,890 hectares Belize
1500s 5,069 hectares 874.77 hectares 4,194 hectares Belize
1600s 10,215 hectares 2,777 hectares 7,438 hectares Belize
1700s 10,633 hectares 4,005 hectares 6,628 hectares Belize
1710s 11,343 hectares 5,144 hectares 6,199 hectares Belize
1720s 12,100 hectares 6,608 hectares 5,492 hectares Belize
1730s 12,906 hectares 8,488 hectares 4,419 hectares Belize
1740s 13,765 hectares 10,902 hectares 2,864 hectares Belize
1750s 14,680 hectares 14,002 hectares 677.8 hectares Belize
1760s 15,653 hectares 17,983 hectares 2,329 hectares Puerto Rico
1770s 16,689 hectares 23,094 hectares 6,404 hectares Puerto Rico
1780s 17,792 hectares 29,656 hectares 11,864 hectares Puerto Rico
1790s 18,964 hectares 38,080 hectares 19,116 hectares Puerto Rico
1800s 20,211 hectares 48,894 hectares 28,683 hectares Puerto Rico
1810s 21,536 hectares 62,772 hectares 41,236 hectares Puerto Rico
1820s 21,912 hectares 80,583 hectares 58,671 hectares Puerto Rico
1830s 22,291 hectares 95,843 hectares 73,552 hectares Puerto Rico
1840s 22,670 hectares 110,618 hectares 87,948 hectares Puerto Rico
1850s 23,051 hectares 136,877 hectares 113,826 hectares Puerto Rico
1860s 23,432 hectares 164,389 hectares 140,957 hectares Puerto Rico
1870s 25,925 hectares 194,096 hectares 168,171 hectares Puerto Rico
1880s 28,674 hectares 223,451 hectares 194,777 hectares Puerto Rico
1890s 31,703 hectares 251,344 hectares 219,641 hectares Puerto Rico
1900s 35,038 hectares 281,703 hectares 246,665 hectares Puerto Rico
1910s 38,708 hectares 341,547 hectares 302,839 hectares Puerto Rico
1920s 43,101 hectares 399,292 hectares 356,191 hectares Puerto Rico
1930s 48,008 hectares 454,932 hectares 406,924 hectares Puerto Rico
1940s 53,490 hectares 508,472 hectares 454,982 hectares Puerto Rico
1950s 64,039 hectares 575,824 hectares 511,785 hectares Puerto Rico
1960s 80,200 hectares 590,847 hectares 510,647 hectares Puerto Rico
1970s 85,900 hectares 504,077 hectares 418,177 hectares Puerto Rico
1980s 103,500 hectares 463,646 hectares 360,146 hectares Puerto Rico
1990s 141,700 hectares 332,635 hectares 190,935 hectares Puerto Rico
2000s 151,700 hectares 209,868 hectares 58,168 hectares Puerto Rico
2010s 165,200 hectares 183,896 hectares 18,696 hectares Puerto Rico
2020s 185,267 hectares 168,900 hectares 16,367 hectares Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Belize or Puerto Rico?
Belize, at 192,000 hectares against 168,900 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Belize and Puerto Rico?
23,100 hectares, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Puerto Rico?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Belize and Puerto Rico rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
Belize ranks 153rd 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 Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural area 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

Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.