Costa Rica vs Panama: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1,119 1000 ha against 1,045 1000 ha in Costa Rica, a difference of 74 1000 ha.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 112th and Panama ranks 110th of 220 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,075 1000 ha | 1,141 1000 ha | 66 1000 ha | Panama |
| 1970s | 1,619 1000 ha | 1,213 1000 ha | 406.35 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2,073 1000 ha | 1,376 1000 ha | 696.4 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1,553 1000 ha | 1,482 1000 ha | 70.72 1000 ha | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1,318 1000 ha | 1,523 1000 ha | 204.9 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2010s | 1,239 1000 ha | 1,401 1000 ha | 161.41 1000 ha | Panama |
| 2020s | 1,080 1000 ha | 1,179 1000 ha | 98.98 1000 ha | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent meadows and pastures — area, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 1,119 1000 ha against 1,045 1000 ha in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent meadows and pastures — area between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 74 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 permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 112th and Panama ranks 110th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.