Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.3674 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.4416 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
147th
New Zealand rank
144th
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3674 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0742 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 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 147th and New Zealand ranks 144th of 181 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 | 2.29 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5781 hectares per square kilometre | 1.71 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 2.53 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8034 hectares per square kilometre | 1.73 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.73 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7839 hectares per square kilometre | 1.94 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.43 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5727 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8552 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.25 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5026 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7474 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.18 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5029 hectares per square kilometre | 0.679 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.6373 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4349 hectares per square kilometre | 0.2025 hectares per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.4416 hectares per square kilometre against 0.3674 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.0742 hectares per square kilometre, with New Zealand 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th and New Zealand ranks 144th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (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
Land under cereal production (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.