Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 3,188 Square kilometres against 3,170 Square kilometres in Costa Rica, a difference of 18 Square kilometres.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 61st and Paraguay ranks 60th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,102 Square kilometres | 763.92 Square kilometres | 338.46 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,424 Square kilometres | 1,661 Square kilometres | 763.01 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,105 Square kilometres | 3,123 Square kilometres | 17.63 Square kilometres | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 3,188 Square kilometres against 3,170 Square kilometres in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 18 Square kilometres, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st and Paraguay ranks 60th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation