Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Agricultural land area — Organic farming was 10,360 Hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10,360 Hectares
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
39th
of 43 countries
All-time high
11,242 Hectares
in 2022
All-time low
7,449 Hectares
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Costa Rica, 2000–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2000201220242000: 8.6k Hectares2001: 8.9k Hectares2002: 9.0k Hectares2003: 9.1k Hectares2004: 10.7k Hectares2005: 9.8k Hectares2006: 10.7k Hectares2007: 7.9k Hectares2008: 8.0k Hectares2009: 8.1k Hectares2010: 11.1k Hectares2011: 9.6k Hectares2012: 9.4k Hectares2013: 7.4k Hectares2014: 7.8k Hectares2015: 7.8k Hectares2016: 7.9k Hectares2017: 8.7k Hectares2018: 9.0k Hectares2019: 8.8k Hectares2020: 10.6k Hectares2021: 10.3k Hectares2022: 11.2k Hectares2023: 10.2k Hectares2024: 10.4k Hectares

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 10,360 Hectares for agricultural land area — organic farming in 2024.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land area — organic farming in Costa Rica peaked at 11,242 Hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7,449 Hectares, in 2013.

Costa Rica ranks 39th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Costa Rica, 2000 to 2024.
Year Hectares Change
2000 8,606 Hectares
2001 8,870 Hectares +3.1%
2002 9,003 Hectares +1.5%
2003 9,100 Hectares +1.1%
2004 10,660 Hectares +17.1%
2005 9,800 Hectares -8.1%
2006 10,711 Hectares +9.3%
2007 7,874 Hectares -26.5%
2008 8,004 Hectares +1.7%
2009 8,052 Hectares +0.6%
2010 11,114 Hectares +38.0%
2011 9,570 Hectares -13.9%
2012 9,360 Hectares -2.2%
2013 7,449 Hectares -20.4%
2014 7,832 Hectares +5.1%
2015 7,819 Hectares -0.2%
2016 7,908 Hectares +1.1%
2017 8,736 Hectares +10.5%
2018 8,964 Hectares +2.6%
2019 8,832 Hectares -1.5%
2020 10,585 Hectares +19.9%
2021 10,300 Hectares -2.7%
2022 11,242 Hectares +9.2%
2023 10,220 Hectares -9.1%
2024 10,360 Hectares +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9,068 Hectares 7,874 Hectares 10,711 Hectares 10
2010s 8,758 Hectares 7,449 Hectares 11,114 Hectares 10
2020s 10,541 Hectares 10,220 Hectares 11,242 Hectares 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 36 South Africa 39,806 Hectares compare
  2. 37 Japan 21,815 Hectares compare
  3. 38 Cyprus 10,994 Hectares compare
  4. 40 Luxembourg 9,556 Hectares compare
  5. 41 Israel 3,941 Hectares compare
  6. 42 Iceland 3,333 Hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land area — organic farming in Costa Rica?
Agricultural land area — organic farming in Costa Rica was 10,360 Hectares in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 11,242 Hectares in 2022.
What is the lowest agricultural land area — organic farming recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 7,449 Hectares in 2013.
How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural land area — organic farming?
Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land area — organic farming rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Agricultural land area — Organic farming. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural land area — Organic farming
Unit
Hectares
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
58 places, 1,398 data points, 1990–2024
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