Costa Rica vs San Marino: Arable land (hectares per person)
Arable land (hectares per person) over time
- Costa Rica
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 0.037 hectares per person against 0.0326 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0044 hectares per person.
That makes San Marino's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 158th and San Marino ranks 156th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and San Marino in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1811 hectares per person | 0.0972 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.1376 hectares per person | 0.0858 hectares per person | 0.0518 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.1044 hectares per person | 0.0742 hectares per person | 0.0302 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0665 hectares per person | 0.0666 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | San Marino |
| 2000s | 0.0493 hectares per person | 0.0536 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | San Marino |
| 2010s | 0.0451 hectares per person | 0.0326 hectares per person | 0.0125 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0329 hectares per person | 0.0349 hectares per person | 0.002 hectares per person | San Marino |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land, Costa Rica or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 0.037 hectares per person against 0.0326 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land between Costa Rica and San Marino?
- 0.0044 hectares per person, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and San Marino?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and San Marino rank globally for arable land?
- Costa Rica ranks 158th and San Marino ranks 156th 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.