Costa Rica vs Guyana: Land used for agriculture
Costa Rica
1.30 million
in 2010
Guyana
1.28 million
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Guyana rank
124th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Costa Rica
- Guyana
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.30 million against 1.28 million in Guyana, a difference of 20,770.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Guyana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Guyana ranks 124th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 39,333 | 245,839 | 206,506 | Guyana |
| 1790s | 41,475 | 244,026 | 202,551 | Guyana |
| 1800s | 43,612 | 242,551 | 198,939 | Guyana |
| 1810s | 46,940 | 241,415 | 194,475 | Guyana |
| 1820s | 50,880 | 242,862 | 191,982 | Guyana |
| 1830s | 57,715 | 245,508 | 187,793 | Guyana |
| 1840s | 66,337 | 246,678 | 180,341 | Guyana |
| 1850s | 75,106 | 248,434 | 173,328 | Guyana |
| 1860s | 83,774 | 250,498 | 166,724 | Guyana |
| 1870s | 102,063 | 258,582 | 156,519 | Guyana |
| 1880s | 127,523 | 270,170 | 142,647 | Guyana |
| 1890s | 153,534 | 291,159 | 137,625 | Guyana |
| 1900s | 194,952 | 321,923 | 126,971 | Guyana |
| 1910s | 239,358 | 367,108 | 127,750 | Guyana |
| 1920s | 291,365 | 428,456 | 137,091 | Guyana |
| 1930s | 312,297 | 514,117 | 201,820 | Guyana |
| 1940s | 397,362 | 627,859 | 230,497 | Guyana |
| 1950s | 561,969 | 780,037 | 218,068 | Guyana |
| 1960s | 762,935 | 1.02 million | 253,995 | Guyana |
| 1970s | 917,045 | 1.04 million | 119,215 | Guyana |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.29 million | 116,910 | Guyana |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.31 million | 13,700 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.31 million | 13,220 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.28 million | 20,770 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Costa Rica or Guyana?
- Costa Rica, at 1.30 million against 1.28 million in Guyana as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 20,770, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Guyana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Guyana rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Guyana ranks 124th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land used for agriculture. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural land use is the sum of croplands and pasture – land used for grazing livestock. It is measured in hectares.