Costa Rica vs Peru: Drained organic soils — Area
Costa Rica
1,755 ha
in 2024
Peru
2,883 ha
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
84th
Peru rank
81st
Drained organic soils — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2,883 ha against 1,755 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,128 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Peru ranks 81st of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,923 ha | 786.05 ha | 2,137 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2,798 ha | 1,692 ha | 1,106 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2,507 ha | 2,089 ha | 418.41 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1,755 ha | 2,674 ha | 919.37 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drained organic soils — area, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Peru, at 2,883 ha against 1,755 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in drained organic soils — area between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 1,128 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for drained organic soils — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Peru ranks 81st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.