Costa Rica vs Southern Africa: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2,930 USD_PPP/ha against 152.42 USD_PPP/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 2,778 USD_PPP/ha.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 19.2 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 34th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 229 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 506.84 USD_PPP/ha | 54.51 USD_PPP/ha | 452.33 USD_PPP/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 641.96 USD_PPP/ha | 71.55 USD_PPP/ha | 570.4 USD_PPP/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 674.14 USD_PPP/ha | 83.54 USD_PPP/ha | 590.6 USD_PPP/ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,338 USD_PPP/ha | 89.18 USD_PPP/ha | 1,249 USD_PPP/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1,905 USD_PPP/ha | 107.34 USD_PPP/ha | 1,798 USD_PPP/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,488 USD_PPP/ha | 136.44 USD_PPP/ha | 2,351 USD_PPP/ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,811 USD_PPP/ha | 155.41 USD_PPP/ha | 2,656 USD_PPP/ha | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area, Costa Rica or Southern Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 2,930 USD_PPP/ha against 152.42 USD_PPP/ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area between Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
- 2,778 USD_PPP/ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Southern Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Southern Africa rank globally for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th and Southern Africa ranks 29th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.