What is the difference in arable land between Costa Rica and Japan?

0.0002 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Japan: Arable land

Costa Rica

0.0327 hectares per person

in 2023

Japan

0.0325 hectares per person

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

156th

Japan rank

157th

Arable land over time

Costa Rica
Japan

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0327 hectares per person against 0.0325 hectares per person in Japan, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.

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

Costa Rica ranks 156th and Japan ranks 157th of 206 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1811 hectares per person	0.0558 hectares per person	0.1252 hectares per person	Costa Rica
1970s	0.1376 hectares per person	0.0453 hectares per person	0.0923 hectares per person	Costa Rica
1980s	0.1044 hectares per person	0.0402 hectares per person	0.0642 hectares per person	Costa Rica
1990s	0.0665 hectares per person	0.0371 hectares per person	0.0294 hectares per person	Costa Rica
2000s	0.0493 hectares per person	0.0343 hectares per person	0.015 hectares per person	Costa Rica
2010s	0.0451 hectares per person	0.033 hectares per person	0.012 hectares per person	Costa Rica
2020s	0.033 hectares per person	0.0325 hectares per person	0.0005 hectares per person	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Costa Rica or Japan?: Costa Rica, at 0.0327 hectares per person against 0.0325 hectares per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Costa Rica and Japan?: 0.0002 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for arable land?: Costa Rica ranks 156th and Japan ranks 157th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land (hectares per person)
Unit: hectares per person
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,649 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.