Costa Rica vs Nicaragua: Share of arable land which is organic
Costa Rica
0.65 percent
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.61 percent
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
95th
Share of arable land which is organic over time
- Costa Rica
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.65 percent against 0.61 percent in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.04 percent.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 172 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.494 percent | 1.11 percent | 0.612 percent | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.493 percent | 0.681 percent | 0.188 percent | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.6575 percent | 0.68 percent | 0.0225 percent | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of arable land which is organic, Costa Rica or Nicaragua?
- Costa Rica, at 0.65 percent against 0.61 percent in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of arable land which is organic between Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 0.04 percent, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Nicaragua rank globally for share of arable land which is organic?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 95th of 172 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 arable land which is organic. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).