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

Puerto Rico
0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
160th
Suriname rank
162nd

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 162nd of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2751 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0464 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2287 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 0.282 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0564 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2256 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 0.218 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0315 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1865 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 0.3414 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0902 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2513 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.4162 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1851 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2311 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.1899 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2356 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0457 metric tons per square kilometre Suriname
2020s 0.2115 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0128 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, Puerto Rico or Suriname?
Puerto Rico, at 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.1987 metric tons per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and Suriname?
0.0448 metric tons per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Suriname?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Suriname rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 160th and Suriname ranks 162nd 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.