Congo vs Costa Rica: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Congo
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 31.43 % against 31.19 % in Congo, a difference of 0.24 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.88 % | 30.56 % | 0.3233 % | Congo |
| 1970s | 30.89 % | 41.41 % | 10.52 % | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 30.88 % | 50.65 % | 19.77 % | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.82 % | 39.52 % | 8.7 % | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 30.88 % | 34.5 % | 3.62 % | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 31.1 % | 34.4 % | 3.3 % | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 31.2 % | 32.05 % | 0.854 % | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Congo or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 31.43 % against 31.19 % in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Congo and Costa Rica?
- 0.24 %, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Congo ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.