Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Arable land (hectares), per capita
Costa Rica
0.0327 hectares per person
in 2023
Jamaica
0.0423 hectares per person
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
156th
Jamaica rank
155th
Arable land (hectares), per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.0423 hectares per person against 0.0327 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0096 hectares per person.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 156th and Jamaica ranks 155th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1811 hectares per person | 0.0901 hectares per person | 0.091 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1376 hectares per person | 0.0721 hectares per person | 0.0655 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1044 hectares per person | 0.0533 hectares per person | 0.0511 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0665 hectares per person | 0.059 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0493 hectares per person | 0.0488 hectares per person | 0.0005 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0451 hectares per person | 0.043 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.033 hectares per person | 0.0423 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per capita, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.0423 hectares per person against 0.0327 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per capita between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.0096 hectares per person, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for arable land (hectares), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 156th and Jamaica ranks 155th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.