Costa Rica vs Ethiopia: Agricultural land use per person
Costa Rica
0.3132 hectares per person
in 2025
Ethiopia
0.3108 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
114th
Ethiopia rank
116th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.3132 hectares per person against 0.3108 hectares per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0024 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8815 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6194 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1100s | 0.8521 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6489 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1200s | 0.8204 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6806 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1300s | 0.786 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.715 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1400s | 0.7483 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7526 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1500s | 0.7065 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7945 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1600s | 1.16 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.3449 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1700s | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.2398 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1710s | 1.27 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.2299 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1720s | 1.28 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.2201 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1730s | 1.29 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.2105 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1740s | 1.3 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.201 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1750s | 1.31 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1916 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1760s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1824 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 1.33 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1734 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1646 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.156 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 1.35 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1475 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1301 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 1.39 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1128 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 1.41 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.0792 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 1.44 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.0628 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.1318 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 1.3 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.2011 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 1.23 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.2709 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 1.16 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.3411 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 1.09 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.4118 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.4831 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.9459 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5551 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.9665 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5345 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.9862 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.5148 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.4425 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.988 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.3741 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.086 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.9665 hectares per person | 0.8403 hectares per person | 0.1263 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5978 hectares per person | 0.5557 hectares per person | 0.0421 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.4346 hectares per person | 0.0024 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3669 hectares per person | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.0097 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.3231 hectares per person | 0.3256 hectares per person | 0.0025 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Costa Rica or Ethiopia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.3132 hectares per person against 0.3108 hectares per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 0.0024 hectares per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ethiopia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ethiopia rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and Ethiopia ranks 116th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.