Puerto Rico vs Turks and Caicos Islands: How have things changed?
Puerto Rico
2,140 metric tons
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,306 metric tons
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
185th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
182nd
How have things changed? over time
- Puerto Rico
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 2,306 metric tons against 2,140 metric tons in Puerto Rico, a difference of 166 metric tons.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 185th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,440 metric tons | 1,520 metric tons | 920 metric tons | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 2,501 metric tons | 2,518 metric tons | 16.4 metric tons | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1980s | 1,934 metric tons | 3,690 metric tons | 1,757 metric tons | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 1990s | 3,029 metric tons | 4,405 metric tons | 1,377 metric tons | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 3,692 metric tons | 5,788 metric tons | 2,096 metric tons | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 1,684 metric tons | 2,419 metric tons | 734.07 metric tons | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2020s | 1,929 metric tons | 2,296 metric tons | 367.33 metric tons | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, Puerto Rico or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 2,306 metric tons against 2,140 metric tons in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed? between Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 166 metric tons, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for how have things changed??
- Puerto Rico ranks 185th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 182nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as How have things changed?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.