Costa Rica vs Libya: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Costa Rica
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 11.21 % against 10.52 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.69 %.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 178th and Libya ranks 175th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.4 % | 14.33 % | 4.08 % | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 13.53 % | 12.48 % | 1.05 % | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 10.88 % | 11.6 % | 0.724 % | Libya |
| 1990s | 11.39 % | 12.01 % | 0.622 % | Libya |
| 2000s | 11.81 % | 11.52 % | 0.287 % | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12.24 % | 11.2 % | 1.04 % | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 10.31 % | 11.21 % | 0.898 % | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Costa Rica or Libya?
- Libya, at 11.21 % against 10.52 % in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Costa Rica and Libya?
- 0.69 %, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Libya rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Costa Rica ranks 178th and Libya ranks 175th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.