Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Arable land (hectares per person)
Arable land (hectares per person) over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0326 hectares per person against 0.0312 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0014 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th 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 | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1811 hectares per person | 0.0383 hectares per person | 0.1428 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1376 hectares per person | 0.0467 hectares per person | 0.0909 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1044 hectares per person | 0.0524 hectares per person | 0.052 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0665 hectares per person | 0.0429 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0493 hectares per person | 0.0378 hectares per person | 0.0115 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0451 hectares per person | 0.0366 hectares per person | 0.0085 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0329 hectares per person | 0.0324 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0326 hectares per person against 0.0312 hectares per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0014 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arable land?
- Costa Rica ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 160th 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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About this data
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.