Costa Rica vs Spain: Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops
Costa Rica
31.15 Hectares
in 2025
Spain
69,411 Hectares
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
8th
Spain rank
5th
Agricultural land area — Transgenic crops over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 69,411 Hectares against 31.15 Hectares in Costa Rica, a difference of 69,380 Hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 2,228.3 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th of 25 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,183 Hectares | 96,618 Hectares | 95,434 Hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 347.38 Hectares | 114,216 Hectares | 113,868 Hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 206.01 Hectares | 75,623 Hectares | 75,417 Hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land area — transgenic crops, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 69,411 Hectares against 31.15 Hectares in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land area — transgenic crops between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 69,380 Hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for agricultural land area — transgenic crops?
- Costa Rica ranks 8th and Spain ranks 5th 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.