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

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritius vs Puerto Rico: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Mauritius

1.08

in 2023

Puerto Rico

1.05

in 2023

Mauritius rank

18th

Puerto Rico rank

20th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Mauritius
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.08 against 1.05 in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Mauritius ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9596	0.9897	0.0301	Puerto Rico
1970s	0.9248	0.9611	0.0362	Puerto Rico
1980s	0.9331	0.8501	0.083	Mauritius
1990s	0.8037	0.8745	0.0708	Puerto Rico
2000s	0.8139	1.16	0.3496	Puerto Rico
2010s	0.8746	1.19	0.3181	Puerto Rico
2020s	1.17	1.05	0.1208	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Mauritius or Puerto Rico?: Mauritius, at 1.08 against 1.05 in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Mauritius and Puerto Rico?: 0.03, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Puerto Rico?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Puerto Rico rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Mauritius ranks 18th and Puerto Rico ranks 20th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).