Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Agricultural land use per person
Puerto Rico
0.0475 hectares per person
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
0.0589 hectares per person
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
177th
United States Virgin Islands rank
174th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.0589 hectares per person against 0.0475 hectares per person in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0114 hectares per person.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 177th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 174th of 202 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1100s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1200s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1300s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1400s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 1500s | 0.1901 hectares per person | 0.4083 hectares per person | 0.2182 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1600s | 0.4025 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | 0.6678 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1700s | 0.3869 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | 0.6505 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1710s | 0.3814 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.6408 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1720s | 0.376 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.6313 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1730s | 0.3706 hectares per person | 0.9926 hectares per person | 0.622 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1740s | 0.3653 hectares per person | 0.9781 hectares per person | 0.6128 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1750s | 0.3601 hectares per person | 0.9639 hectares per person | 0.6038 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1760s | 0.3549 hectares per person | 0.9498 hectares per person | 0.5949 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1770s | 0.3498 hectares per person | 0.936 hectares per person | 0.5862 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1780s | 0.3447 hectares per person | 0.9224 hectares per person | 0.5776 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1790s | 0.3397 hectares per person | 0.9089 hectares per person | 0.5692 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1800s | 0.3347 hectares per person | 0.8957 hectares per person | 0.5609 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1810s | 0.3298 hectares per person | 0.8826 hectares per person | 0.5528 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1820s | 0.3249 hectares per person | 0.8697 hectares per person | 0.5448 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1830s | 0.3201 hectares per person | 0.857 hectares per person | 0.5369 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1840s | 0.3153 hectares per person | 0.8444 hectares per person | 0.5291 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1850s | 0.3105 hectares per person | 0.832 hectares per person | 0.5215 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1860s | 0.3058 hectares per person | 0.8198 hectares per person | 0.514 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1870s | 0.301 hectares per person | 0.8077 hectares per person | 0.5067 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1880s | 0.2964 hectares per person | 0.7958 hectares per person | 0.4994 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1890s | 0.2917 hectares per person | 0.784 hectares per person | 0.4923 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1900s | 0.287 hectares per person | 0.7723 hectares per person | 0.4853 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1910s | 0.2824 hectares per person | 0.7608 hectares per person | 0.4784 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1920s | 0.2778 hectares per person | 0.7494 hectares per person | 0.4716 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1930s | 0.2732 hectares per person | 0.7381 hectares per person | 0.4649 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1940s | 0.2685 hectares per person | 0.7269 hectares per person | 0.4584 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1950s | 0.2559 hectares per person | 0.6623 hectares per person | 0.4064 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | 0.2335 hectares per person | 0.6305 hectares per person | 0.397 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | 0.1737 hectares per person | 0.3777 hectares per person | 0.204 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1980s | 0.1387 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 0.1247 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1990s | 0.0912 hectares per person | 0.1691 hectares per person | 0.0779 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0.0557 hectares per person | 0.1008 hectares per person | 0.0452 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0499 hectares per person | 0.0729 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0469 hectares per person | 0.0578 hectares per person | 0.0109 hectares per person | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.0589 hectares per person against 0.0475 hectares per person in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0114 hectares per person, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Puerto Rico ranks 177th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 174th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.