Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 11,480 Square kilometres against 10,715 Square kilometres in Switzerland, a difference of 765 Square kilometres.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,750 Square kilometres | 13,146 Square kilometres | 2,396 Square kilometres | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 16,189 Square kilometres | 12,687 Square kilometres | 3,502 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 20,729 Square kilometres | 12,126 Square kilometres | 8,603 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 15,529 Square kilometres | 11,499 Square kilometres | 4,031 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 13,184 Square kilometres | 11,219 Square kilometres | 1,965 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 12,294 Square kilometres | 10,946 Square kilometres | 1,348 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 11,556 Square kilometres | 10,756 Square kilometres | 800.4 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, Costa Rica or Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 11,480 Square kilometres against 10,715 Square kilometres in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 765 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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