Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Costa Rica or Gabon?

Costa Rica, at 513,458 hectares against 495,000 hectares in Gabon as of 2025.

What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Costa Rica and Gabon?

18,458 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Gabon: Cropland extent over the long-term

Costa Rica

513,458 hectares

in 2025

Gabon

495,000 hectares

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

126th

Gabon rank

128th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Costa Rica
Gabon

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 513,458 hectares against 495,000 hectares in Gabon, a difference of 18,458 hectares.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 126th and Gabon ranks 128th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 19 and Gabon in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1000s	256,754 hectares	21,725 hectares	235,029 hectares	Costa Rica
1100s	270,722 hectares	24,614 hectares	246,108 hectares	Costa Rica
1200s	284,346 hectares	27,879 hectares	256,467 hectares	Costa Rica
1300s	297,205 hectares	31,570 hectares	265,634 hectares	Costa Rica
1400s	308,691 hectares	35,741 hectares	272,950 hectares	Costa Rica
1500s	317,907 hectares	40,452 hectares	277,455 hectares	Costa Rica
1600s	5,271 hectares	45,770 hectares	40,498 hectares	Gabon
1700s	13,720 hectares	51,770 hectares	38,050 hectares	Gabon
1710s	14,694 hectares	54,179 hectares	39,485 hectares	Gabon
1720s	15,731 hectares	56,649 hectares	40,918 hectares	Gabon
1730s	16,835 hectares	59,114 hectares	42,279 hectares	Gabon
1740s	18,010 hectares	61,573 hectares	43,563 hectares	Gabon
1750s	19,260 hectares	64,027 hectares	44,767 hectares	Gabon
1760s	20,588 hectares	66,476 hectares	45,888 hectares	Gabon
1770s	21,998 hectares	68,919 hectares	46,921 hectares	Gabon
1780s	23,492 hectares	71,356 hectares	47,864 hectares	Gabon
1790s	25,074 hectares	73,788 hectares	48,714 hectares	Gabon
1800s	26,747 hectares	76,214 hectares	49,467 hectares	Gabon
1810s	29,448 hectares	78,635 hectares	49,187 hectares	Gabon
1820s	32,380 hectares	81,050 hectares	48,670 hectares	Gabon
1830s	37,633 hectares	83,459 hectares	45,826 hectares	Gabon
1840s	44,274 hectares	85,863 hectares	41,589 hectares	Gabon
1850s	50,854 hectares	88,261 hectares	37,407 hectares	Gabon
1860s	57,270 hectares	93,598 hectares	36,328 hectares	Gabon
1870s	71,045 hectares	99,258 hectares	28,213 hectares	Gabon
1880s	89,156 hectares	106,311 hectares	17,155 hectares	Gabon
1890s	106,308 hectares	113,865 hectares	7,557 hectares	Gabon
1900s	133,242 hectares	108,177 hectares	25,065 hectares	Costa Rica
1910s	161,122 hectares	97,724 hectares	63,398 hectares	Costa Rica
1920s	192,877 hectares	91,913 hectares	100,964 hectares	Costa Rica
1930s	204,640 hectares	104,467 hectares	100,173 hectares	Costa Rica
1940s	256,921 hectares	117,569 hectares	139,352 hectares	Costa Rica
1950s	409,209 hectares	140,310 hectares	268,898 hectares	Costa Rica
1960s	484,700 hectares	199,000 hectares	285,700 hectares	Costa Rica
1970s	495,400 hectares	368,000 hectares	127,400 hectares	Costa Rica
1980s	516,800 hectares	462,000 hectares	54,800 hectares	Costa Rica
1990s	504,000 hectares	486,900 hectares	17,100 hectares	Costa Rica
2000s	499,500 hectares	495,000 hectares	4,500 hectares	Costa Rica
2010s	545,505 hectares	495,000 hectares	50,505 hectares	Costa Rica
2020s	520,775 hectares	495,000 hectares	25,775 hectares	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Costa Rica or Gabon?: Costa Rica, at 513,458 hectares against 495,000 hectares in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Costa Rica and Gabon?: 18,458 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Gabon?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Gabon rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Costa Rica ranks 126th and Gabon ranks 128th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Gabon: Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid, drawing on HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 October 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/cropland-use-over-the-long-term/costa-rica/gabon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/compare/cropland-use-over-the-long-term/costa-rica/gabon/">Costa Rica vs Gabon: Cropland extent over the long-term</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.