Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Land use hidden — Other areas
Land use hidden — Other areas over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3,297 Square kilometres against 3,059 Square kilometres in El Salvador, a difference of 238 Square kilometres.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 202 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,458 Square kilometres | 8,551 Square kilometres | 26,906 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 29,917 Square kilometres | 8,450 Square kilometres | 21,467 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 25,163 Square kilometres | 8,171 Square kilometres | 16,992 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,643 Square kilometres | 944.2 Square kilometres | 698.39 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4,246 Square kilometres | 1,672 Square kilometres | 2,574 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 3,908 Square kilometres | 2,489 Square kilometres | 1,419 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3,466 Square kilometres | 2,992 Square kilometres | 474.64 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — other areas, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 3,297 Square kilometres against 3,059 Square kilometres in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 238 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for land use hidden — other areas?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and El Salvador ranks 130th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Other areas. 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