Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0389 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0294 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
66th
New Zealand rank
68th

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0389 ha per square kilometre against 0.0294 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0095 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 117 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1133 ha per square kilometre 0.0543 ha per square kilometre 0.059 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 0.1027 ha per square kilometre 0.0509 ha per square kilometre 0.0518 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
1980s 0.0784 ha per square kilometre 0.0228 ha per square kilometre 0.0556 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 0.0294 ha per square kilometre 0.0178 ha per square kilometre 0.0116 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0354 ha per square kilometre 0.0235 ha per square kilometre 0.0119 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0377 ha per square kilometre 0.0275 ha per square kilometre 0.0102 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0386 ha per square kilometre 0.0287 ha per square kilometre 0.0099 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
Costa Rica, at 0.0389 ha per square kilometre against 0.0294 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
0.0095 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 66th and New Zealand ranks 68th of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
118 places, 6,166 data points, 1961–2023
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Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested 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.