Belgium-Luxembourg vs Costa Rica: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Belgium-Luxembourg
- Costa Rica
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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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.