Costa Rica vs Yemen: Arable land use per person

Costa Rica
0.0327
in 2023
Yemen
0.0294
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
156th
Yemen rank
159th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Yemen
0.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0327 against 0.0294 in Yemen, a difference of 0.0033.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 159th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Yemen Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1811 0.2094 0.0283 Yemen
1970s 0.1376 0.169 0.0314 Yemen
1980s 0.1044 0.1224 0.018 Yemen
1990s 0.0665 0.0961 0.0296 Yemen
2000s 0.0493 0.0603 0.011 Yemen
2010s 0.0451 0.0385 0.0066 Costa Rica
2020s 0.033 0.0307 0.0022 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 Yemen?
Costa Rica, at 0.0327 against 0.0294 in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Costa Rica and Yemen?
0.0033, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Yemen?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Yemen rank globally for arable land use per person?
Costa Rica ranks 156th and Yemen ranks 159th 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