Costa Rica vs Niger: Breakdown of habitable land area

Costa Rica
17,820 hectares
in 2019
Niger
16,100 hectares
in 2019
Costa Rica rank
139th
Niger rank
140th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Niger
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 17,820 hectares against 16,100 hectares in Niger, a difference of 1,720 hectares.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Niger ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 139th and Niger ranks 140th of 235 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.