Costa Rica vs Spain: Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0169 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0231 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
68th
Spain rank
66th

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0231 ha per square kilometre against 0.0169 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0062 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 68th and Spain ranks 66th of 189 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0328 ha per square kilometre 0.0192 ha per square kilometre 0.0136 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2000s 0.0303 ha per square kilometre 0.0231 ha per square kilometre 0.0072 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2010s 0.0259 ha per square kilometre 0.0229 ha per square kilometre 0.003 ha per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0169 ha per square kilometre 0.0231 ha per square kilometre 0.0062 ha per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0231 ha per square kilometre against 0.0169 ha per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Spain?
0.0062 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 68th and Spain ranks 66th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Cropland organic soils — Area 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.