Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate
Costa Rica
-0.5759 % change on previous year
in 2025
Uruguay
-0.6278 % change on previous year
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
166th
Uruguay rank
167th
Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports -0.5759 % change on previous year against -0.6278 % change on previous year in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0519 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 166th and Uruguay ranks 167th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.86 % change on previous year | 0.8715 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.5223 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.2641 % change on previous year | -2.89 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.143 % change on previous year | -1.33 % change on previous year | 1.48 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.1785 % change on previous year | 0.7449 % change on previous year | 0.9234 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.6112 % change on previous year | 5.05 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.012 % change on previous year | -0.2069 % change on previous year | 0.2189 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | -0.5334 % change on previous year | -0.5348 % change on previous year | 0.0014 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at -0.5759 % change on previous year against -0.6278 % change on previous year in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0519 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 166th and Uruguay ranks 167th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cropland extent over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.