Costa Rica vs Netherlands: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Costa Rica
22.48 percent
in 2023
Netherlands
22.51 percent
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
72nd
Netherlands rank
71st
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Costa Rica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 22.51 percent against 22.48 percent in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 percent.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 71st of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.05 percent | 38.31 percent | 17.26 percent | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 31.7 percent | 36.81 percent | 5.11 percent | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 40.59 percent | 33.21 percent | 7.39 percent | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 30.41 percent | 29.66 percent | 0.751 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 25.82 percent | 24.72 percent | 1.1 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 24.08 percent | 22.99 percent | 1.09 percent | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 22.63 percent | 22.75 percent | 0.1225 percent | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 22.51 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 Netherlands?
- 0.03 percent, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Netherlands?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Netherlands rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd and Netherlands ranks 71st 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).