Benin vs Costa Rica: Agricultural land per capita
Benin
0.3343 hectares per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.3315 hectares per capita
in 2023
Benin rank
118th
Costa Rica rank
120th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Benin
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3343 hectares per capita against 0.3315 hectares per capita in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0028 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Benin ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5484 hectares per capita | 0.9843 hectares per capita | 0.4359 hectares per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5426 hectares per capita | 1.02 hectares per capita | 0.476 hectares per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.474 hectares per capita | 0.9629 hectares per capita | 0.4889 hectares per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4197 hectares per capita | 0.5938 hectares per capita | 0.1741 hectares per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4137 hectares per capita | 0.431 hectares per capita | 0.0174 hectares per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3565 hectares per capita | 0.3704 hectares per capita | 0.0139 hectares per capita | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3428 hectares per capita | 0.3353 hectares per capita | 0.0075 hectares per capita | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Benin or Costa Rica?
- Benin, at 0.3343 hectares per capita against 0.3315 hectares per capita in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agricultural land per capita between Benin and Costa Rica?
- 0.0028 hectares per capita, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Costa Rica rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Benin ranks 118th and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 226 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land is the sum of cropland and land used as pasture for grazing livestock.