Costa Rica vs South Africa: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.1066 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1023 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
103rd
South Africa rank
105th
Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1066 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.1023 Square kilometres per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0043 Square kilometres 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 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th of 177 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.095 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1019 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0069 Square kilometres per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.097 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1035 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0065 Square kilometres per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1012 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1051 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0039 Square kilometres per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0987 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1132 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0145 Square kilometres per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1119 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0141 Square kilometres per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1059 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1028 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0031 Square kilometres per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1066 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1023 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.0043 Square kilometres per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1066 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.1023 Square kilometres per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0043 Square kilometres 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 land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 105th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Cropland, 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 use hidden — Cropland 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.