Costa Rica vs South Africa: Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0175 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0128 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
55th
South Africa rank
58th
Grassland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0175 ha per square kilometre against 0.0128 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0047 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 189 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0244 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0245 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0175 ha per square kilometre against 0.0128 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0047 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for grassland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 58th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland 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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About this data
Grassland 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.