Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Land area
Land use hidden — Land area over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 61,860 Square kilometres against 51,060 Square kilometres in Costa Rica, a difference of 10,800 Square kilometres.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 202 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 62,710 Square kilometres | 11,650 Square kilometres | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 62,710 Square kilometres | 11,650 Square kilometres | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 62,710 Square kilometres | 11,650 Square kilometres | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 62,710 Square kilometres | 11,650 Square kilometres | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 62,710 Square kilometres | 11,650 Square kilometres | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 62,296 Square kilometres | 11,236 Square kilometres | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 51,060 Square kilometres | 61,860 Square kilometres | 10,800 Square kilometres | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — land area, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 61,860 Square kilometres against 51,060 Square kilometres in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — land area between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 10,800 Square kilometres, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for land use hidden — land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 115th and Sri Lanka ranks 112th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata