Costa Rica vs Sierra Leone: Land use for vegetable oil crops
Costa Rica
74,742 hectares
in 2024
Sierra Leone
51,556 hectares
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
18th
Sierra Leone rank
21st
Land use for vegetable oil crops over time
- Costa Rica
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 74,742 hectares against 51,556 hectares in Sierra Leone, a difference of 23,186 hectares.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 44 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,062 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 27,938 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 7,550 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 23,450 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 14,728 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 16,272 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 27,090 hectares | 28,355 hectares | 1,265 hectares | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 46,640 hectares | 24,080 hectares | 22,560 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 70,513 hectares | 33,540 hectares | 36,973 hectares | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 74,031 hectares | 47,407 hectares | 26,623 hectares | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use for vegetable oil crops, Costa Rica or Sierra Leone?
- Costa Rica, at 74,742 hectares against 51,556 hectares in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land use for vegetable oil crops between Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 23,186 hectares, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Sierra Leone rank globally for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 44 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 Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.