Costa Rica vs Zambia: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
33.14 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
32.07 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
117th
Zambia rank
119th
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 33.14 hectares per square kilometre against 32.07 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 1.07 hectares per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 117th and Zambia ranks 119th of 209 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.56 hectares per square kilometre | 26.28 hectares per square kilometre | 4.27 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.41 hectares per square kilometre | 27.05 hectares per square kilometre | 14.36 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 50.72 hectares per square kilometre | 27.29 hectares per square kilometre | 23.43 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 40.28 hectares per square kilometre | 28.98 hectares per square kilometre | 11.31 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 35.6 hectares per square kilometre | 30.8 hectares per square kilometre | 4.8 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 34.67 hectares per square kilometre | 31.93 hectares per square kilometre | 2.74 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 33.29 hectares per square kilometre | 32.07 hectares per square kilometre | 1.22 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 33.14 hectares per square kilometre against 32.07 hectares per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 1.07 hectares per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th and Zambia ranks 119th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use 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.