Costa Rica vs Ghana: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Costa Rica
22.48 percent
in 2023
Ghana
22.79 percent
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Ghana rank
69th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Costa Rica
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 22.79 percent against 22.48 percent in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.31 percent.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Ghana ranks 69th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.05 percent | 36.92 percent | 15.87 percent | Ghana |
| 1970s | 31.7 percent | 36.92 percent | 5.22 percent | Ghana |
| 1980s | 40.59 percent | 36.92 percent | 3.67 percent | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.41 percent | 36.15 percent | 5.74 percent | Ghana |
| 2000s | 25.82 percent | 28.22 percent | 2.4 percent | Ghana |
| 2010s | 24.08 percent | 23.88 percent | 0.196 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.63 percent | 22.79 percent | 0.16 percent | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Costa Rica or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 22.79 percent against 22.48 percent in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 0.31 percent, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ghana?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Ghana rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Ghana ranks 69th of 208 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).