Costa Rica vs Jordan: Land used for agriculture
Costa Rica
1.30 million
in 2010
Jordan
1.37 million
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Jordan rank
121st
Land used for agriculture over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 1.37 million against 1.30 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 68,420.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Jordan ranks 121st of 179 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 24 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 39,333 | 166,970 | 127,637 | Jordan |
| 1790s | 41,475 | 168,659 | 127,184 | Jordan |
| 1800s | 43,612 | 170,557 | 126,945 | Jordan |
| 1810s | 46,940 | 172,855 | 125,915 | Jordan |
| 1820s | 50,880 | 175,416 | 124,536 | Jordan |
| 1830s | 57,715 | 185,781 | 128,066 | Jordan |
| 1840s | 66,337 | 194,614 | 128,277 | Jordan |
| 1850s | 75,106 | 204,167 | 129,061 | Jordan |
| 1860s | 83,774 | 214,459 | 130,685 | Jordan |
| 1870s | 102,063 | 225,883 | 123,820 | Jordan |
| 1880s | 127,523 | 266,313 | 138,790 | Jordan |
| 1890s | 153,534 | 314,388 | 160,854 | Jordan |
| 1900s | 194,952 | 360,958 | 166,006 | Jordan |
| 1910s | 239,358 | 420,016 | 180,658 | Jordan |
| 1920s | 291,365 | 480,311 | 188,946 | Jordan |
| 1930s | 312,297 | 554,000 | 241,703 | Jordan |
| 1940s | 397,362 | 697,210 | 299,848 | Jordan |
| 1950s | 561,969 | 839,442 | 277,473 | Jordan |
| 1960s | 762,935 | 1.43 million | 664,975 | Jordan |
| 1970s | 917,045 | 1.41 million | 493,555 | Jordan |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.44 million | 269,600 | Jordan |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.44 million | 146,090 | Jordan |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.40 million | 103,920 | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.37 million | 68,420 | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 1.37 million against 1.30 million in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 68,420, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Jordan ranks 121st 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.