Puerto Rico vs Vanuatu: Agricultural area over the long-term
Puerto Rico
168,900 hectares
in 2025
Vanuatu
156,499 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
155th
Vanuatu rank
156th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Puerto Rico
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 168,900 hectares against 156,499 hectares in Vanuatu, a difference of 12,401 hectares.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 156th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 35 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | 0 hectares | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 84.02 hectares | 84.02 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1300s | 0 hectares | 126.37 hectares | 126.37 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1400s | 0 hectares | 190.08 hectares | 190.08 hectares | Vanuatu |
| 1500s | 874.77 hectares | 285.9 hectares | 588.88 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1600s | 2,777 hectares | 430 hectares | 2,347 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1700s | 4,005 hectares | 646.74 hectares | 3,358 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1710s | 5,144 hectares | 680.96 hectares | 4,463 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1720s | 6,608 hectares | 716.99 hectares | 5,891 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1730s | 8,488 hectares | 754.92 hectares | 7,733 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1740s | 10,902 hectares | 794.87 hectares | 10,107 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1750s | 14,002 hectares | 836.92 hectares | 13,165 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1760s | 17,983 hectares | 881.21 hectares | 17,101 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1770s | 23,094 hectares | 927.83 hectares | 22,166 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1780s | 29,656 hectares | 976.92 hectares | 28,679 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1790s | 38,080 hectares | 1,029 hectares | 37,052 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1800s | 48,894 hectares | 1,083 hectares | 47,811 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1810s | 62,772 hectares | 1,140 hectares | 61,632 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1820s | 80,583 hectares | 1,204 hectares | 79,379 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1830s | 95,843 hectares | 1,271 hectares | 94,572 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1840s | 110,618 hectares | 1,342 hectares | 109,276 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1850s | 136,877 hectares | 3,793 hectares | 133,084 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1860s | 164,389 hectares | 3,927 hectares | 160,462 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1870s | 194,096 hectares | 3,976 hectares | 190,120 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1880s | 223,451 hectares | 4,018 hectares | 219,433 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1890s | 251,344 hectares | 4,049 hectares | 247,295 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1900s | 281,703 hectares | 4,067 hectares | 277,636 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1910s | 341,547 hectares | 4,066 hectares | 337,481 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1920s | 399,292 hectares | 4,005 hectares | 395,287 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1930s | 454,932 hectares | 3,907 hectares | 451,025 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1940s | 508,472 hectares | 3,750 hectares | 504,722 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | 575,824 hectares | 110,116 hectares | 465,708 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 590,847 hectares | 109,000 hectares | 481,847 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 504,077 hectares | 123,400 hectares | 380,677 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 463,646 hectares | 137,800 hectares | 325,846 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 332,635 hectares | 162,700 hectares | 169,935 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 209,868 hectares | 164,383 hectares | 45,485 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 183,896 hectares | 152,454 hectares | 31,443 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 168,900 hectares | 156,505 hectares | 12,395 hectares | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Puerto Rico or Vanuatu?
- Puerto Rico, at 168,900 hectares against 156,499 hectares in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
- 12,401 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Vanuatu rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Puerto Rico ranks 155th and Vanuatu ranks 156th 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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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.