Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Land use hidden — Land area

Costa Rica
51,060 Square kilometres
in 2023
Sri Lanka
61,860 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
115th
Sri Lanka rank
112th

Land use hidden — Land area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Sri Lanka
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

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

Indicator
Land use hidden — Land area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,445 data points, 1961–2023
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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