Costa Rica vs Kiribati: Area land needed to global oil

Costa Rica
1.55 billion
in 2023
Kiribati
1.28 billion
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
24th
Kiribati rank
27th

Area land needed to global oil over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Kiribati
02.0B4.0B6.0B196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.55 billion against 1.28 billion in Kiribati, a difference of 275.88 million.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Kiribati ranks 27th of 58 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Kiribati Difference Ahead
1960s 57.03 million 2.43 billion 2.37 billion Kiribati
1970s 66.97 million 2.42 billion 2.36 billion Kiribati
1980s 124.94 million 3.64 billion 3.51 billion Kiribati
1990s 634.30 million 3.89 billion 3.25 billion Kiribati
2000s 2.07 billion 2.35 billion 286.16 million Kiribati
2010s 1.41 billion 1.21 billion 209.12 million Costa Rica
2020s 1.42 billion 1.33 billion 86.06 million Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area land needed to global oil, Costa Rica or Kiribati?
Costa Rica, at 1.55 billion against 1.28 billion in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in area land needed to global oil between Costa Rica and Kiribati?
275.88 million, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kiribati?
58 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Kiribati rank globally for area land needed to global oil?
Costa Rica ranks 24th and Kiribati ranks 27th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Area land needed to global oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area land needed to global oil
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,960 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed