Costa Rica vs Spain: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Costa Rica
-6.0%
in 2023
Spain
-7.3%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
197th
Spain rank
199th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -6.0% against -7.3% in Spain, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 197th and Spain ranks 199th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.4% | -2.3% | 39.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 23.8% | -3.5% | 27.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -20.5% | -2.4% | 18.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | -11.4% | -4.0% | 7.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | -2.6% | -7.8% | 5.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -6.2% | -4.1% | 2.1% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Costa Rica, at -6.0% against -7.3% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 1.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Costa Rica ranks 197th and Spain ranks 199th 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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About this data
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.