Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural land area — Organic farming was 10,360 Hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land area — Organic farming in Costa Rica, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0769 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.006 t per person (2024)
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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