Botswana vs Costa Rica: FAO projections of arable land, per capita

Botswana
0.1056 hectares per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.1066 hectares per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
139th
Costa Rica rank
138th

FAO projections of arable land, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.1066 hectares per person against 0.1056 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.001 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 139th and Costa Rica ranks 138th of 208 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7088 hectares per person 0.3082 hectares per person 0.4006 hectares per person Botswana
1970s 0.5708 hectares per person 0.2402 hectares per person 0.3305 hectares per person Botswana
1980s 0.3728 hectares per person 0.1917 hectares per person 0.1811 hectares per person Botswana
1990s 0.2185 hectares per person 0.1451 hectares per person 0.0734 hectares per person Botswana
2000s 0.1329 hectares per person 0.1183 hectares per person 0.0146 hectares per person Botswana
2010s 0.1317 hectares per person 0.1131 hectares per person 0.0185 hectares per person Botswana
2020s 0.1082 hectares per person 0.1074 hectares per person 0.0009 hectares per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per capita, Botswana or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.1066 hectares per person against 0.1056 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per capita between Botswana and Costa Rica?
0.001 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
Botswana ranks 139th and Costa Rica ranks 138th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
FAO projections of arable land, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,968 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.