Costa Rica vs Sweden: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area

Costa Rica
159.6 1000 ha
in 2024
Sweden
161.5 1000 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
84th
Sweden rank
82nd

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sweden
050100150200196119922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 161.5 1000 ha against 159.6 1000 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.9 1000 ha.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 26 1000 ha 23.11 1000 ha 2.89 1000 ha Costa Rica
1970s 36.5 1000 ha 47.8 1000 ha 11.3 1000 ha Sweden
1980s 72.3 1000 ha 93.4 1000 ha 21.1 1000 ha Sweden
1990s 89.9 1000 ha 120.5 1000 ha 30.6 1000 ha Sweden
2000s 102.7 1000 ha 163.9 1000 ha 61.2 1000 ha Sweden
2010s 130.78 1000 ha 158.49 1000 ha 27.71 1000 ha Sweden
2020s 159.6 1000 ha 161.5 1000 ha 1.9 1000 ha Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Costa Rica or Sweden?
Sweden, at 161.5 1000 ha against 159.6 1000 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Costa Rica and Sweden?
1.9 1000 ha, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Sweden rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Sweden ranks 82nd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,067 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.