Costa Rica vs Portugal: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.2248 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.236 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
60th
Portugal rank
57th

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Portugal
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.236 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.2248 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0112 Square kilometres per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 57th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2105 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0916 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.119 Square kilometres per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.3171 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0916 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.2255 Square kilometres per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.406 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0916 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.3144 Square kilometres per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.3041 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1109 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1933 Square kilometres per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.2582 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.1787 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0795 Square kilometres per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.2408 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.2046 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0361 Square kilometres per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.2263 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.2327 Square kilometres per square kilometre 0.0064 Square kilometres per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.236 Square kilometres per square kilometre against 0.2248 Square kilometres per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Portugal?
0.0112 Square kilometres per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 60th and Portugal ranks 57th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre
Unit
Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
167 places, 9,813 data points, 1961–2023
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Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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.