Costa Rica vs Eswatini: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 177 1000 ha against 167.13 1000 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 9.87 1000 ha.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Eswatini ranks 151st of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285 1000 ha | 140.33 1000 ha | 144.67 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 283.6 1000 ha | 163.8 1000 ha | 119.8 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 281 1000 ha | 159.3 1000 ha | 121.7 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 230 1000 ha | 178.8 1000 ha | 51.2 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 208 1000 ha | 177.6 1000 ha | 30.4 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 215.08 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 38.08 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 167.13 1000 ha | 177 1000 ha | 9.87 1000 ha | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Costa Rica or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 177 1000 ha against 167.13 1000 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 9.87 1000 ha, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Eswatini rank globally for arable land — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Eswatini ranks 151st of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — 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.