Belgium-Luxembourg vs Costa Rica: Agriculture — Area

Belgium-Luxembourg
1,521 1000 ha
in 1999
Costa Rica
1,670 1000 ha
in 2024
Belgium-Luxembourg rank
126th
Costa Rica rank
124th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Belgium-Luxembourg
  • Costa Rica
01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1,670 1000 ha against 1,521 1000 ha in Belgium-Luxembourg, a difference of 149 1000 ha.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Belgium-Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Belgium-Luxembourg ahead.

Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 126th and Costa Rica ranks 124th of 220 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium-Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium-Luxembourg Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 1,772 1000 ha 1,560 1000 ha 211.56 1000 ha Belgium-Luxembourg
1970s 1,764 1000 ha 2,114 1000 ha 350.7 1000 ha Costa Rica
1980s 1,500 1000 ha 2,586 1000 ha 1,086 1000 ha Costa Rica
1990s 1,486 1000 ha 2,018 1000 ha 532.22 1000 ha Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Belgium-Luxembourg or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 1,670 1000 ha against 1,521 1000 ha in Belgium-Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Belgium-Luxembourg and Costa Rica?
149 1000 ha, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium-Luxembourg and Costa Rica?
39 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1999.
How do Belgium-Luxembourg and Costa Rica rank globally for agriculture — area?
Belgium-Luxembourg ranks 126th and Costa Rica ranks 124th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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