Costa Rica vs Denmark: Land use hidden — Total area

Costa Rica
51,100 Square kilometres
in 2023
Denmark
42,920 Square kilometres
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
116th
Denmark rank
117th

Land use hidden — Total area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Denmark
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 51,100 Square kilometres against 42,920 Square kilometres in Denmark, a difference of 8,180 Square kilometres.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 117th 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 Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 51,100 Square kilometres 42,920 Square kilometres 8,180 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1970s 51,100 Square kilometres 42,920 Square kilometres 8,180 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1980s 51,100 Square kilometres 42,920 Square kilometres 8,180 Square kilometres Costa Rica
1990s 51,100 Square kilometres 42,920 Square kilometres 8,180 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2000s 51,100 Square kilometres 42,920 Square kilometres 8,180 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2010s 51,100 Square kilometres 42,920 Square kilometres 8,180 Square kilometres Costa Rica
2020s 51,100 Square kilometres 42,920 Square kilometres 8,180 Square kilometres Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — total area, Costa Rica or Denmark?
Costa Rica, at 51,100 Square kilometres against 42,920 Square kilometres in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — total area between Costa Rica and Denmark?
8,180 Square kilometres, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for land use hidden — total area?
Costa Rica ranks 116th and Denmark ranks 117th 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

Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,415 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