Costa Rica vs Eswatini: Arable land

Costa Rica
167,133 hectares
in 2023
Eswatini
177,000 hectares
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
142nd
Eswatini rank
141st

Arable land over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Eswatini
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 177,000 hectares against 167,133 hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 9,867 hectares.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Eswatini ranks 141st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Eswatini in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Eswatini Difference Ahead
1960s 285,000 hectares 140,333 hectares 144,667 hectares Costa Rica
1970s 283,600 hectares 163,800 hectares 119,800 hectares Costa Rica
1980s 281,000 hectares 159,300 hectares 121,700 hectares Costa Rica
1990s 230,000 hectares 178,800 hectares 51,200 hectares Costa Rica
2000s 208,000 hectares 177,600 hectares 30,400 hectares Costa Rica
2010s 215,083 hectares 177,000 hectares 38,083 hectares Costa Rica
2020s 167,133 hectares 177,000 hectares 9,867 hectares Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Costa Rica or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 177,000 hectares against 167,133 hectares in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Costa Rica and Eswatini?
9,867 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Eswatini?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Eswatini rank globally for arable land?
Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Eswatini ranks 141st 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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
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
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) 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.