Cuba vs Puerto Rico: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Cuba
0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
158th
Puerto Rico rank
160th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.

Cuba ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 160th of 215 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5513 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2751 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2762 metric tons per square kilometre Cuba
1970s 1.47 metric tons per square kilometre 0.282 metric tons per square kilometre 1.19 metric tons per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 1.91 metric tons per square kilometre 0.218 metric tons per square kilometre 1.69 metric tons per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 1.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3414 metric tons per square kilometre 0.7749 metric tons per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 0.6232 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4162 metric tons per square kilometre 0.207 metric tons per square kilometre Cuba
2010s 0.4972 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1899 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3073 metric tons per square kilometre Cuba
2020s 0.3451 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2115 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1336 metric tons per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
Cuba, at 0.2528 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
0.0093 metric tons per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 158th and Puerto Rico ranks 160th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.