Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land use per person

Costa Rica
0.0327
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
0.0318
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
156th
Papua New Guinea rank
158th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
0.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0327 against 0.0318 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1811 0.0355 0.1456 Costa Rica
1970s 0.1376 0.0467 0.0909 Costa Rica
1980s 0.1044 0.0524 0.052 Costa Rica
1990s 0.0665 0.0429 0.0236 Costa Rica
2000s 0.0493 0.0378 0.0115 Costa Rica
2010s 0.0451 0.0366 0.0085 Costa Rica
2020s 0.033 0.0327 0.0003 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Costa Rica, at 0.0327 against 0.0318 in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.0009, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land use per person?
Costa Rica ranks 156th and Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed