Burkina Faso vs Costa Rica: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Burkina Faso
21.93 percent
in 2023
Costa Rica
22.48 percent
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Burkina Faso
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22.48 percent against 21.93 percent in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.55 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.93 percent | 21.05 percent | 0.8767 percent | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 21.93 percent | 31.7 percent | 9.77 percent | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 21.93 percent | 40.59 percent | 18.66 percent | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 21.93 percent | 30.41 percent | 8.48 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 21.93 percent | 25.82 percent | 3.89 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 21.93 percent | 24.08 percent | 2.15 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 21.93 percent | 22.63 percent | 0.7 percent | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Burkina Faso or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 22.48 percent against 21.93 percent in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 0.55 percent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Costa Rica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Costa Rica rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).