Costa Rica vs South Africa: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
1.77 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.57 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
79th
South Africa rank
82nd

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.77 ha per square kilometre against 1.57 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.2 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 165 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1913 ha per square kilometre 0.4455 ha per square kilometre 0.2542 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.2832 ha per square kilometre 0.5636 ha per square kilometre 0.2804 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.4278 ha per square kilometre 0.6369 ha per square kilometre 0.2091 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.6189 ha per square kilometre 0.7138 ha per square kilometre 0.0949 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 1.03 ha per square kilometre 0.6767 ha per square kilometre 0.3488 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 1.63 ha per square kilometre 1.04 ha per square kilometre 0.588 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 1.72 ha per square kilometre 1.35 ha per square kilometre 0.3725 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 1.77 ha per square kilometre against 1.57 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0.2 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 79th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Oilcrops, Oil 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
Oilcrops, Oil 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
166 places, 9,066 data points, 1961–2023
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Oilcrops, Oil 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.