Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.2156 ha/cap | 0.0944 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.242 ha/cap | 0.217 ha/cap | 0.025 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.189 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.021 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.134 ha/cap | 0.183 ha/cap | 0.049 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.105 ha/cap | 0.151 ha/cap | 0.046 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.133 ha/cap | 0.024 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.118 ha/cap | 0.008 ha/cap | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 ha/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Papua New Guinea 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.