Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
51st
New Zealand rank
52nd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.