Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Costa Rica
22.48 percent
in 2023
Jamaica
21.14 percent
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Jamaica rank
75th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22.48 percent against 21.14 percent in Jamaica, a difference of 1.34 percent.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Jamaica ranks 75th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.05 percent | 23.67 percent | 2.62 percent | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 31.7 percent | 23.73 percent | 7.97 percent | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 40.59 percent | 23.73 percent | 16.86 percent | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.41 percent | 21.7 percent | 8.72 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 25.82 percent | 21.14 percent | 4.68 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 24.08 percent | 21.14 percent | 2.94 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.63 percent | 21.14 percent | 1.49 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, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 22.48 percent against 21.14 percent in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 1.34 percent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Jamaica ranks 75th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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).