Chile vs Costa Rica: Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops
Chile
10,640 Hectares
in 2023
Costa Rica
31.15 Hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
6th
Costa Rica rank
8th
Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops over time
- Chile
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Chile currently reports 10,640 Hectares against 31.15 Hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 10,609 Hectares.
That makes Chile's figure about 341.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Chile ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 25 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.25 Hectares | 125.6 Hectares | 40.35 Hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 15,486 Hectares | 872.41 Hectares | 14,613 Hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 17,907 Hectares | 347.38 Hectares | 17,560 Hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | 10,680 Hectares | 203.32 Hectares | 10,477 Hectares | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land area — transgenic crops, Chile or Costa Rica?
- Chile, at 10,640 Hectares against 31.15 Hectares in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land area — transgenic crops between Chile and Costa Rica?
- 10,609 Hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for agricultural land area — transgenic crops?
- Chile ranks 6th and Costa Rica ranks 8th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.