Costa Rica vs Egypt: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
3.27 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt
3.12 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
152nd
Egypt rank
154th
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Egypt
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 3.27 hectares per square kilometre against 3.12 hectares per square kilometre in Egypt, a difference of 0.15 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Egypt ranks 154th 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 | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.58 hectares per square kilometre | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | 3 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5.55 hectares per square kilometre | 2.62 hectares per square kilometre | 2.93 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.5 hectares per square kilometre | 2.3 hectares per square kilometre | 3.2 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.5 hectares per square kilometre | 2.66 hectares per square kilometre | 1.84 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4.07 hectares per square kilometre | 2.79 hectares per square kilometre | 1.29 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.21 hectares per square kilometre | 2.88 hectares per square kilometre | 1.33 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 3.27 hectares per square kilometre | 3.18 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0968 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Egypt?
- Costa Rica, at 3.27 hectares per square kilometre against 3.12 hectares per square kilometre in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 0.15 hectares per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Egypt?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Egypt rank globally for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Egypt ranks 154th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arable land (hectares), 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
Arable land (hectares) 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.