What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Costa Rica and Kenya?

0 1000 ha per person, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Kenya: Land area — Area, per capita

Costa Rica

0.001 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Kenya

0.001 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

101st

Kenya rank

98th

Land area — Area, per capita over time

Costa Rica
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.001 1000 ha per person against 0.001 1000 ha per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 101st and Kenya ranks 98th of 190 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0032 1000 ha per person	0.0061 1000 ha per person	0.0029 1000 ha per person	Kenya
1970s	0.0025 1000 ha per person	0.0043 1000 ha per person	0.0018 1000 ha per person	Kenya
1980s	0.0019 1000 ha per person	0.003 1000 ha per person	0.0011 1000 ha per person	Kenya
1990s	0.0015 1000 ha per person	0.0022 1000 ha per person	0.0007 1000 ha per person	Kenya
2000s	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.0004 1000 ha per person	Kenya
2010s	0.0011 1000 ha per person	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	Kenya
2020s	0.001 1000 ha per person	0.0011 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area — area, per capita, Costa Rica or Kenya?: Kenya, at 0.001 1000 ha per person against 0.001 1000 ha per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area — area, per capita between Costa Rica and Kenya?: 0 1000 ha per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for land area — area, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 101st and Kenya ranks 98th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.