Costa Rica vs Switzerland: FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
10.66 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
10.67 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
125th
Switzerland rank
124th
FAO projections of arable land, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 10.67 hectares per square kilometre against 10.66 hectares per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 hectares per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 124th of 208 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5 hectares per square kilometre | 9.92 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4135 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 9.7 hectares per square kilometre | 9.73 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0324 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 10.12 hectares per square kilometre | 10.61 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4887 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 9.87 hectares per square kilometre | 11.03 hectares per square kilometre | 1.16 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.78 hectares per square kilometre | 10.88 hectares per square kilometre | 1.1 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 10.59 hectares per square kilometre | 10.76 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1671 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 10.66 hectares per square kilometre | 10.69 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0271 hectares per square kilometre | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 10.67 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 Switzerland?
- 0.01 hectares per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for fao projections of arable land, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 125th and Switzerland ranks 124th 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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About this data
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.