Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Land use hidden — Other areas

Costa Rica
3,297 Square kilometres
in 2023
Rwanda
3,049 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
129th
Rwanda rank
131st

Land use hidden — Other areas over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Rwanda
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 3,297 Square kilometres against 3,049 Square kilometres in Rwanda, a difference of 248 Square kilometres.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda'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 Rwanda ranks 131st of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 35,458 Square kilometres 11,120 Square kilometres 24,338 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1970s 29,917 Square kilometres 8,928 Square kilometres 20,989 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1980s 25,163 Square kilometres 6,624 Square kilometres 18,539 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1990s 1,643 Square kilometres 4,552 Square kilometres 2,909 Square kilometres Rwanda
2000s 4,246 Square kilometres 3,090 Square kilometres 1,156 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2010s 3,908 Square kilometres 2,291 Square kilometres 1,617 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2020s 3,466 Square kilometres 2,343 Square kilometres 1,123 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 Rwanda?
Costa Rica, at 3,297 Square kilometres against 3,049 Square kilometres in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — other areas between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
248 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for land use hidden — other areas?
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Rwanda ranks 131st 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

Indicator
Land use hidden — Other areas
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,416 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