Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 ha/cap.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 216 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.1656 ha/cap | 0.1444 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.242 ha/cap | 0.143 ha/cap | 0.099 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.189 ha/cap | 0.122 ha/cap | 0.067 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.134 ha/cap | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.025 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.105 ha/cap | 0.098 ha/cap | 0.007 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.109 ha/cap | 0 ha/cap | — |
| 2020s | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.106 ha/cap | 0.004 ha/cap | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0 ha/cap, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Sri Lanka 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.