Costa Rica vs South Africa: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
110th
South Africa rank
113th
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th and South Africa ranks 113th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.