Costa Rica vs Laos: Land used for agriculture
Costa Rica
1.30 million
in 2010
Laos
1.39 million
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Laos rank
120th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1.39 million against 1.30 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 92,290.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Laos ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Laos ranks 120th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Laos in 23.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 39,333 | 508,089 | 468,756 | Laos |
| 1790s | 41,475 | 509,840 | 468,365 | Laos |
| 1800s | 43,612 | 511,085 | 467,473 | Laos |
| 1810s | 46,940 | 565,633 | 518,693 | Laos |
| 1820s | 50,880 | 621,840 | 570,960 | Laos |
| 1830s | 57,715 | 674,339 | 616,624 | Laos |
| 1840s | 66,337 | 726,220 | 659,883 | Laos |
| 1850s | 75,106 | 779,312 | 704,206 | Laos |
| 1860s | 83,774 | 831,738 | 747,964 | Laos |
| 1870s | 102,063 | 877,525 | 775,462 | Laos |
| 1880s | 127,523 | 922,867 | 795,344 | Laos |
| 1890s | 153,534 | 968,384 | 814,850 | Laos |
| 1900s | 194,952 | 1.02 million | 821,268 | Laos |
| 1910s | 239,358 | 890,095 | 650,737 | Laos |
| 1920s | 291,365 | 916,411 | 625,046 | Laos |
| 1930s | 312,297 | 935,355 | 623,058 | Laos |
| 1940s | 397,362 | 958,903 | 561,541 | Laos |
| 1950s | 561,969 | 975,002 | 413,033 | Laos |
| 1960s | 762,935 | 1.27 million | 509,995 | Laos |
| 1970s | 917,045 | 1.22 million | 301,345 | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.36 million | 183,420 | Laos |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.21 million | 85,560 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.36 million | 63,900 | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.39 million | 92,290 | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Costa Rica or Laos?
- Laos, at 1.39 million against 1.30 million in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 92,290, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Laos ranks 120th 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.