Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.0076 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.4 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 7th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 9th of 176 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0806 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0292 hectares per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.0822 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0539 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0283 hectares per square kilometre | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0348 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0098 hectares per square kilometre | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0281 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre in United States Virgin Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0076 hectares per square kilometre, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 7th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 9th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.