Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in New Zealand, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and New Zealand ranks 130th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.1556 ha/cap | 0.1544 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.242 ha/cap | 0.137 ha/cap | 0.105 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.189 ha/cap | 0.144 ha/cap | 0.045 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.134 ha/cap | 0.121 ha/cap | 0.013 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.105 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.015 ha/cap | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.128 ha/cap | 0.019 ha/cap | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.01 ha/cap | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0 ha/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and New Zealand ranks 130th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.