Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
0.1978 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.2905 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
51st
Costa Rica rank
48th
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2905 ha per square kilometre against 0.1978 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0927 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 120 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3254 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.7357 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.3186 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 0.9543 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2511 ha per square kilometre | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.2642 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 0.7443 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2462 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.8469 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2584 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.7924 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2092 ha per square kilometre | 0.5452 ha per square kilometre | 0.336 ha per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — area harvested, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2905 ha per square kilometre against 0.1978 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — area harvested, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 0.0927 ha per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st and Costa Rica ranks 48th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rice — Area harvested, 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
Rice — Area harvested 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.