Benin vs Costa Rica: Agricultural land use, per capita

Benin
0.3343 hectares per person
in 2023
Costa Rica
0.3315 hectares per person
in 2023
Benin rank
111th
Costa Rica rank
113th

Agricultural land use, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Costa Rica
0.40.60.81196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.3343 hectares per person against 0.3315 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0028 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Benin ranks 111th and Costa Rica ranks 113th of 209 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 person 0.9843 hectares per person 0.4359 hectares per person Costa Rica
1970s 0.5426 hectares per person 1.02 hectares per person 0.476 hectares per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.474 hectares per person 0.9629 hectares per person 0.4889 hectares per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.4197 hectares per person 0.5938 hectares per person 0.1741 hectares per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.4137 hectares per person 0.431 hectares per person 0.0174 hectares per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.3565 hectares per person 0.3704 hectares per person 0.0139 hectares per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.3428 hectares per person 0.3353 hectares per person 0.0075 hectares per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land use, per capita, Benin or Costa Rica?
Benin, at 0.3343 hectares per person against 0.3315 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural land use, per capita between Benin and Costa Rica?
0.0028 hectares per person, 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 use, per capita?
Benin ranks 111th and Costa Rica ranks 113th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land use, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 12,031 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.