Costa Rica vs Jordan: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 201 1000 ha against 167.13 1000 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 33.87 1000 ha.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Jordan ranks 149th of 231 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285 1000 ha | 276.22 1000 ha | 8.78 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 283.6 1000 ha | 290.5 1000 ha | 6.9 1000 ha | Jordan |
| 1980s | 281 1000 ha | 285.92 1000 ha | 4.92 1000 ha | Jordan |
| 1990s | 230 1000 ha | 202.73 1000 ha | 27.27 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 208 1000 ha | 182.86 1000 ha | 25.14 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 215.08 1000 ha | 210.67 1000 ha | 4.42 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 167.13 1000 ha | 205.92 1000 ha | 38.79 1000 ha | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 201 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 Jordan?
- 33.87 1000 ha, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for arable land — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Jordan ranks 149th 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.