Puerto Rico vs Palestine: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Puerto Rico
- Palestine
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 887,000 hectares against 602,500 hectares in Palestine, a difference of 284,500 hectares.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times Palestine's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 170th and Palestine ranks 171st of 238 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 887,000 hectares | 602,000 hectares | 285,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 887,000 hectares | 602,000 hectares | 285,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 887,000 hectares | 602,000 hectares | 285,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 887,000 hectares | 602,000 hectares | 285,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 887,000 hectares | 602,000 hectares | 285,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 887,000 hectares | 602,000 hectares | 285,000 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 887,000 hectares | 602,375 hectares | 284,625 hectares | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Puerto Rico or Palestine?
- Puerto Rico, at 887,000 hectares against 602,500 hectares in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Puerto Rico and Palestine?
- 284,500 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Palestine?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Palestine rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Puerto Rico ranks 170th and Palestine ranks 171st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.