Costa Rica vs French Polynesia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade

Costa Rica
-6.0%
in 2023
French Polynesia
-6.0%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
197th
French Polynesia rank
196th

Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time

  • Costa Rica
  • French Polynesia
-2002040197119972023

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports -6.0% against -6.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 197th and French Polynesia ranks 196th of 225 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and French Polynesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica French Polynesia Difference Ahead
1970s 37.4% -5.8% 43.2% Costa Rica
1980s 23.8% -7.4% 31.1% Costa Rica
1990s -20.5% -8.9% 11.6% French Polynesia
2000s -11.4% -3.3% 8.1% French Polynesia
2010s -2.6% -5.9% 3.2% Costa Rica
2020s -6.2% -4.6% 1.6% French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Costa Rica or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at -6.0% against -6.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Costa Rica and French Polynesia?
0.0%, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and French Polynesia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and French Polynesia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
Costa Rica ranks 197th and French Polynesia ranks 196th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
226 places, 10,928 data points, 1971–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.