Bhutan vs Costa Rica: Land use hidden — Total area
Land use hidden — Total area over time
- Bhutan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 51,100 Square kilometres against 38,390 Square kilometres in Bhutan, a difference of 12,710 Square kilometres.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 202 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,000 Square kilometres | 51,100 Square kilometres | 4,100 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 47,000 Square kilometres | 51,100 Square kilometres | 4,100 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 47,000 Square kilometres | 51,100 Square kilometres | 4,100 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 42,846 Square kilometres | 51,100 Square kilometres | 8,254 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 39,067 Square kilometres | 51,100 Square kilometres | 12,033 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 38,393 Square kilometres | 51,100 Square kilometres | 12,707 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 38,390 Square kilometres | 51,100 Square kilometres | 12,710 Square kilometres | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — total area, Bhutan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 51,100 Square kilometres against 38,390 Square kilometres in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — total area between Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 12,710 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Costa Rica rank globally for land use hidden — total area?
- Bhutan ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 116th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Total area. 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