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Costa Rica vs Iceland: Arable land

Costa Rica
167,133 hectares
in 2023
Iceland
121,000 hectares
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
142nd
Iceland rank
144th

Arable land over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 167,133 hectares against 121,000 hectares in Iceland, a difference of 46,133 hectares.

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

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 142nd and Iceland ranks 144th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.