Democratic Republic of Congo vs Costa Rica: Agricultural land per capita
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.3317 hectares per capita
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.3315 hectares per capita
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
120th
Agricultural land per capita over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.3317 hectares per capita against 0.3315 hectares per capita in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per capita.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 120th of 226 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 6 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 hectares per capita | 0.9843 hectares per capita | 0.4595 hectares per capita | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1970s | 1.13 hectares per capita | 1.02 hectares per capita | 0.1074 hectares per capita | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 0.8443 hectares per capita | 0.9629 hectares per capita | 0.1186 hectares per capita | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.608 hectares per capita | 0.5938 hectares per capita | 0.0142 hectares per capita | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 0.4454 hectares per capita | 0.431 hectares per capita | 0.0143 hectares per capita | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.399 hectares per capita | 0.3704 hectares per capita | 0.0286 hectares per capita | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.3413 hectares per capita | 0.3353 hectares per capita | 0.006 hectares per capita | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Costa Rica?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.3317 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 Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
- 0.0002 hectares per capita, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for agricultural land per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 119th 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.