Costa Rica vs Peru: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
134th
Peru rank
137th
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 134th and Peru ranks 137th of 184 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th and Peru ranks 137th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land — Area, 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
Arable land — Area 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.