Costa Rica vs Japan: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita
Costa Rica
0.0005 ha per person
in 2024
Japan
0.0006 ha per person
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Japan rank
91st
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0006 ha per person against 0.0005 ha per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Japan ranks 91st of 137 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0 ha per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0 ha per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0 ha per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0 ha per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potatoes — area harvested, per capita, Costa Rica or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0006 ha per person against 0.0005 ha per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potatoes — area harvested, per capita between Costa Rica and Japan?
- 0.0001 ha per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Japan rank globally for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Japan ranks 91st of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.