Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0768 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0718 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
109th
New Zealand rank
111th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0768 ha per square kilometre against 0.0718 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.005 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 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 109th and New Zealand ranks 111th of 150 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 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1 ha per square kilometre | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | 0.9308 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 0.0673 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4156 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1569 ha per square kilometre | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0849 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1311 ha per square kilometre | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0922 ha per square kilometre | 0.0657 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0768 ha per square kilometre against 0.0718 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0.005 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th and New Zealand ranks 111th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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
Maize (corn) — 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.