Costa Rica vs Samoa: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
3.27 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Samoa
3.85 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
152nd
Samoa rank
150th
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 3.85 hectares per square kilometre against 3.27 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.58 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 150th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.58 hectares per square kilometre | 3.93 hectares per square kilometre | 1.66 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 5.55 hectares per square kilometre | 4.91 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6426 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 5.5 hectares per square kilometre | 6.01 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5108 hectares per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.5 hectares per square kilometre | 6.12 hectares per square kilometre | 1.62 hectares per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2000s | 4.07 hectares per square kilometre | 4.04 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0348 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 4.21 hectares per square kilometre | 7.13 hectares per square kilometre | 2.91 hectares per square kilometre | Samoa |
| 2020s | 3.27 hectares per square kilometre | 4.01 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7357 hectares per square kilometre | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land (hectares), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 3.85 hectares per square kilometre against 3.27 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land (hectares), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 0.58 hectares per square kilometre, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Samoa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Samoa rank globally for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd and Samoa ranks 150th 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.