Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 35.34 % against 34.25 % in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.09 %.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 146th and Nicaragua ranks 144th of 217 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.32 % | 33.9 % | 2.58 % | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 23.62 % | 33.51 % | 9.89 % | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 19.87 % | 35.76 % | 15.89 % | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 23.07 % | 39.09 % | 16.01 % | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 25.15 % | 41.11 % | 15.96 % | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 29.42 % | 35.54 % | 6.12 % | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 33.12 % | 35.34 % | 2.22 % | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in agricultural land, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 35.34 % against 34.25 % in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in agricultural land between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 1.09 %, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Costa Rica ranks 146th and Nicaragua ranks 144th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.