Costa Rica vs Iran: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
10.66 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Iran
10.84 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
125th
Iran rank
122nd

FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 10.84 hectares per square kilometre against 10.66 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.18 hectares per square kilometre.

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

Costa Rica ranks 125th and Iran ranks 122nd of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 9.5 hectares per square kilometre 9.49 hectares per square kilometre 0.0144 hectares per square kilometre Costa Rica
1970s 9.7 hectares per square kilometre 9.94 hectares per square kilometre 0.241 hectares per square kilometre Iran
1980s 10.12 hectares per square kilometre 9.56 hectares per square kilometre 0.557 hectares per square kilometre Costa Rica
1990s 9.87 hectares per square kilometre 11.11 hectares per square kilometre 1.24 hectares per square kilometre Iran
2000s 9.78 hectares per square kilometre 10.8 hectares per square kilometre 1.02 hectares per square kilometre Iran
2010s 10.59 hectares per square kilometre 10.36 hectares per square kilometre 0.2331 hectares per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 10.66 hectares per square kilometre 10.84 hectares per square kilometre 0.1744 hectares per square kilometre Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Iran?
Iran, at 10.84 hectares per square kilometre against 10.66 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Iran?
0.18 hectares per square kilometre, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Iran ranks 122nd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,997 data points, 1961–2023
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FAO projections of arable land 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.