Costa Rica vs Panama: Land used for agriculture
Costa Rica
1.30 million
in 2010
Panama
1.44 million
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Panama rank
119th
Land used for agriculture over time
- Costa Rica
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.44 million against 1.30 million in Costa Rica, a difference of 137,490.
That makes Panama'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 Panama ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 119th of 179 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 39,333 | 77,017 | 37,684 | Panama |
| 1790s | 41,475 | 79,673 | 38,198 | Panama |
| 1800s | 43,612 | 85,477 | 41,864 | Panama |
| 1810s | 46,940 | 88,438 | 41,498 | Panama |
| 1820s | 50,880 | 99,704 | 48,824 | Panama |
| 1830s | 57,715 | 108,955 | 51,240 | Panama |
| 1840s | 66,337 | 119,092 | 52,755 | Panama |
| 1850s | 75,106 | 133,380 | 58,274 | Panama |
| 1860s | 83,774 | 153,080 | 69,306 | Panama |
| 1870s | 102,063 | 173,482 | 71,419 | Panama |
| 1880s | 127,523 | 194,682 | 67,159 | Panama |
| 1890s | 153,534 | 227,024 | 73,490 | Panama |
| 1900s | 194,952 | 267,372 | 72,420 | Panama |
| 1910s | 239,358 | 337,751 | 98,393 | Panama |
| 1920s | 291,365 | 414,059 | 122,694 | Panama |
| 1930s | 312,297 | 477,192 | 164,895 | Panama |
| 1940s | 397,362 | 636,661 | 239,299 | Panama |
| 1950s | 561,969 | 841,074 | 279,105 | Panama |
| 1960s | 762,935 | 1.09 million | 327,405 | Panama |
| 1970s | 917,045 | 1.13 million | 212,055 | Panama |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 1.11 million | 66,680 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 1.26 million | 37,080 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.29 million | 8,590 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.30 million | 1.44 million | 137,490 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land used for agriculture, Costa Rica or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.44 million against 1.30 million in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in land used for agriculture between Costa Rica and Panama?
- 137,490, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Panama?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Panama rank globally for land used for agriculture?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Panama ranks 119th 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.