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Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Cropland per person over the long-term

Cape Verde
0.0936 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
0.0914 hectares per person
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
142nd
Costa Rica rank
144th

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.0936 hectares per person against 0.0914 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0022 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 102 shared years of data; in 1600 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 142nd and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 202 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 34 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1600s 0.2241 hectares per person 0.6589 hectares per person 0.4348 hectares per person Costa Rica
1700s 0.2174 hectares per person 0.6033 hectares per person 0.3859 hectares per person Costa Rica
1710s 0.2167 hectares per person 0.5971 hectares per person 0.3804 hectares per person Costa Rica
1720s 0.216 hectares per person 0.5909 hectares per person 0.3748 hectares per person Costa Rica
1730s 0.2153 hectares per person 0.5844 hectares per person 0.3691 hectares per person Costa Rica
1740s 0.2146 hectares per person 0.5779 hectares per person 0.3633 hectares per person Costa Rica
1750s 0.2139 hectares per person 0.5712 hectares per person 0.3573 hectares per person Costa Rica
1760s 0.2132 hectares per person 0.5643 hectares per person 0.3511 hectares per person Costa Rica
1770s 0.2125 hectares per person 0.5572 hectares per person 0.3448 hectares per person Costa Rica
1780s 0.2117 hectares per person 0.55 hectares per person 0.3383 hectares per person Costa Rica
1790s 0.211 hectares per person 0.5426 hectares per person 0.3316 hectares per person Costa Rica
1800s 0.2103 hectares per person 0.5349 hectares per person 0.3247 hectares per person Costa Rica
1810s 0.2095 hectares per person 0.5271 hectares per person 0.3175 hectares per person Costa Rica
1820s 0.2088 hectares per person 0.519 hectares per person 0.3102 hectares per person Costa Rica
1830s 0.208 hectares per person 0.5106 hectares per person 0.3026 hectares per person Costa Rica
1840s 0.2073 hectares per person 0.502 hectares per person 0.2947 hectares per person Costa Rica
1850s 0.2065 hectares per person 0.493 hectares per person 0.2865 hectares per person Costa Rica
1860s 0.2057 hectares per person 0.4837 hectares per person 0.278 hectares per person Costa Rica
1870s 0.205 hectares per person 0.4741 hectares per person 0.2691 hectares per person Costa Rica
1880s 0.2042 hectares per person 0.464 hectares per person 0.2598 hectares per person Costa Rica
1890s 0.2034 hectares per person 0.4534 hectares per person 0.25 hectares per person Costa Rica
1900s 0.2026 hectares per person 0.4424 hectares per person 0.2398 hectares per person Costa Rica
1910s 0.2018 hectares per person 0.4308 hectares per person 0.229 hectares per person Costa Rica
1920s 0.201 hectares per person 0.4185 hectares per person 0.2175 hectares per person Costa Rica
1930s 0.2002 hectares per person 0.4054 hectares per person 0.2052 hectares per person Costa Rica
1940s 0.1994 hectares per person 0.3915 hectares per person 0.1921 hectares per person Costa Rica
1950s 0.1982 hectares per person 0.3692 hectares per person 0.171 hectares per person Costa Rica
1960s 0.1752 hectares per person 0.3126 hectares per person 0.1375 hectares per person Costa Rica
1970s 0.1457 hectares per person 0.2395 hectares per person 0.0938 hectares per person Costa Rica
1980s 0.13 hectares per person 0.1925 hectares per person 0.0625 hectares per person Costa Rica
1990s 0.1173 hectares per person 0.1461 hectares per person 0.0288 hectares per person Costa Rica
2000s 0.108 hectares per person 0.1187 hectares per person 0.0107 hectares per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.1018 hectares per person 0.1117 hectares per person 0.0099 hectares per person Costa Rica
2020s 0.0947 hectares per person 0.0952 hectares per person 0.0005 hectares per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
Cape Verde, at 0.0936 hectares per person against 0.0914 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
0.0022 hectares per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
102 years are reported by both, from 1600 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?
Cape Verde ranks 142nd and Costa Rica ranks 144th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit
hectares per person
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.