Ecuador vs Puerto Rico: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Ecuador
11.84 percent
in 2023
Puerto Rico
11.58 percent
in 2023
Ecuador rank
118th
Puerto Rico rank
121st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Ecuador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 11.84 percent against 11.58 percent in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.26 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 118th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.97 percent | 35.57 percent | 27.6 percent | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 10.24 percent | 37.32 percent | 27.07 percent | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 16.59 percent | 37.66 percent | 21.07 percent | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 18.52 percent | 27.31 percent | 8.8 percent | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 19.99 percent | 13.44 percent | 6.55 percent | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 15.34 percent | 12.21 percent | 3.13 percent | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 11.99 percent | 11.58 percent | 0.4075 percent | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Ecuador or Puerto Rico?
- Ecuador, at 11.84 percent against 11.58 percent in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.26 percent, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Puerto Rico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Puerto Rico rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ecuador ranks 118th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).