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

Puerto Rico
0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.2563 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
160th
Zimbabwe rank
157th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.2563 metric tons per square kilometre against 0.2435 metric tons per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2751 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0052 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2699 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1970s 0.282 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0114 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2706 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1980s 0.218 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0546 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1634 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
1990s 0.3414 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1577 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1838 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2000s 0.4162 metric tons per square kilometre 0.226 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1902 metric tons per square kilometre Puerto Rico
2010s 0.1899 metric tons per square kilometre 0.3684 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1785 metric tons per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2020s 0.2115 metric tons per square kilometre 0.2895 metric tons per square kilometre 0.0781 metric tons per square kilometre Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.2563 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 Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
0.0128 metric tons per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Zimbabwe rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Puerto Rico ranks 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th 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.