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

Guyana
0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Guyana rank
163rd
Puerto Rico rank
160th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Guyana
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre in Guyana, a difference of 0.0546 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Guyana ranks 163rd and Puerto Rico ranks 160th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 0.072 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2751 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2031 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 0.1206 metric tons per square kilometre 0.282 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1614 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 0.385 metric tons per square kilometre 0.218 metric tons per square kilometre 0.167 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
1990s 0.26 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3414 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0814 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.3178 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4162 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0984 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.3159 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1899 metric tons per square kilometre 0.126 metric tons per square kilometre Guyana
2020s 0.1839 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2115 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0276 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Guyana or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1889 metric tons per square kilometre in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Guyana and Puerto Rico?
0.0546 metric tons per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Puerto Rico?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Puerto Rico rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Guyana ranks 163rd 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.