Costa Rica vs Panama: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1,712 1000 ha against 1,670 1000 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 42 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and Panama ranks 133rd of 237 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,560 1000 ha | 1,698 1000 ha | 137.56 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1970s | 2,114 1000 ha | 1,759 1000 ha | 355.65 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2,586 1000 ha | 1,970 1000 ha | 615.6 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2,018 1000 ha | 2,145 1000 ha | 127.28 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2000s | 1,761 1000 ha | 2,246 1000 ha | 484.98 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2010s | 1,756 1000 ha | 2,117 1000 ha | 360.78 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2020s | 1,689 1000 ha | 1,794 1000 ha | 105.02 1000 ha | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 1,712 1000 ha against 1,670 1000 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 42 1000 ha, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and Panama ranks 133rd of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.