Botswana vs Costa Rica: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Botswana
0.1024 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.0996 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
130th
Costa Rica rank
131st
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.1024 hectares per person against 0.0996 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0028 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 189 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7136 hectares per person | 0.3135 hectares per person | 0.4001 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.5708 hectares per person | 0.2402 hectares per person | 0.3305 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3728 hectares per person | 0.1917 hectares per person | 0.1811 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.2185 hectares per person | 0.1451 hectares per person | 0.0734 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.1329 hectares per person | 0.1183 hectares per person | 0.0146 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1317 hectares per person | 0.1141 hectares per person | 0.0176 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1066 hectares per person | 0.1022 hectares per person | 0.0043 hectares per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, at 0.1024 hectares per person against 0.0996 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0.0028 hectares per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 130th and Costa Rica ranks 131st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.