Which has higher cropland area, Congo or Costa Rica?

Congo, at 651,400 against 544,348 in Costa Rica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo

651,400

in 2023

Costa Rica

544,348

in 2023

Congo rank

125th

Costa Rica rank

128th

Congo currently reports 651,400 against 544,348 in Costa Rica, a difference of 107,052.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 128th of 219 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Decade	Congo	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
1960s	545,622	485,222	60,400	Congo
1970s	547,875	495,400	52,475	Congo
1980s	545,163	516,800	28,363	Congo
1990s	524,946	504,000	20,946	Congo
2000s	546,065	499,500	46,565	Congo
2010s	620,105	540,955	79,150	Congo
2020s	654,500	544,348	110,152	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cropland area, Congo or Costa Rica?: Congo, at 651,400 against 544,348 in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in cropland area between Congo and Costa Rica?: 107,052, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Costa Rica?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Costa Rica rank globally for cropland area?: Congo ranks 125th and Costa Rica ranks 128th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.