Costa Rica vs Thailand: Agricultural land use per person
Costa Rica
0.3132 hectares per person
in 2025
Thailand
0.3264 hectares per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
114th
Thailand rank
112th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Costa Rica
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.3264 hectares per person against 0.3132 hectares per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0132 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 112th of 202 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.8815 hectares per person | 0.2673 hectares per person | 0.6142 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1100s | 0.8521 hectares per person | 0.2681 hectares per person | 0.584 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1200s | 0.8204 hectares per person | 0.2687 hectares per person | 0.5516 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1300s | 0.786 hectares per person | 0.2693 hectares per person | 0.5167 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1400s | 0.7483 hectares per person | 0.2699 hectares per person | 0.4785 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1500s | 0.7065 hectares per person | 0.2704 hectares per person | 0.4361 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1600s | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.2709 hectares per person | 0.8852 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1700s | 1.26 hectares per person | 0.2713 hectares per person | 0.9899 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1710s | 1.27 hectares per person | 0.2717 hectares per person | 0.9993 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1720s | 1.28 hectares per person | 0.2634 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1730s | 1.29 hectares per person | 0.2629 hectares per person | 1.03 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1740s | 1.3 hectares per person | 0.2636 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1750s | 1.31 hectares per person | 0.2643 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1760s | 1.32 hectares per person | 0.2649 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1770s | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.2654 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1780s | 1.34 hectares per person | 0.2659 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1790s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.2664 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1800s | 1.35 hectares per person | 0.2668 hectares per person | 1.09 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1810s | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.2672 hectares per person | 1.1 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1820s | 1.39 hectares per person | 0.2676 hectares per person | 1.12 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1830s | 1.41 hectares per person | 0.2606 hectares per person | 1.14 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1840s | 1.42 hectares per person | 0.2602 hectares per person | 1.16 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 1.44 hectares per person | 0.2608 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1.37 hectares per person | 0.2614 hectares per person | 1.11 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 1.3 hectares per person | 0.2619 hectares per person | 1.04 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 1.23 hectares per person | 0.3218 hectares per person | 0.9083 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1.16 hectares per person | 0.3455 hectares per person | 0.8144 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1.09 hectares per person | 0.3691 hectares per person | 0.7201 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.3927 hectares per person | 0.6252 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 0.9459 hectares per person | 0.4163 hectares per person | 0.5296 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 0.9665 hectares per person | 0.425 hectares per person | 0.5415 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.9862 hectares per person | 0.4276 hectares per person | 0.5586 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1.01 hectares per person | 0.4336 hectares per person | 0.5792 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 0.988 hectares per person | 0.4067 hectares per person | 0.5812 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.3987 hectares per person | 0.6171 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.9665 hectares per person | 0.3926 hectares per person | 0.5739 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.5978 hectares per person | 0.361 hectares per person | 0.2368 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4323 hectares per person | 0.3376 hectares per person | 0.0947 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3669 hectares per person | 0.3229 hectares per person | 0.044 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.3231 hectares per person | 0.3227 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Costa Rica or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.3264 hectares per person against 0.3132 hectares per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 0.0132 hectares per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Thailand?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Thailand rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Costa Rica ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 112th 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.