Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural land area — Permanent crops was 377.21 Hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
377.21 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 42 countries
All-time high
377.21 Hectares
in 2020
All-time low
238 Hectares
in 1985
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Costa Rica, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 377.21 Hectares for agricultural land area — permanent crops in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent crops in Costa Rica peaked at 377.21 Hectares in 2020 and was at its lowest, 238 Hectares, in 1985.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent crops in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 238 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 241 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 241 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 243 Hectares | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 250 Hectares | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 250 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 255 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 260 Hectares | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 270 Hectares | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 290 Hectares | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 290 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 285 Hectares | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 280 Hectares | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 280 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 280 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 280 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 280 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 290 Hectares | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 290 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 290 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 280 Hectares | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 295 Hectares | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 300 Hectares | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 300 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 310 Hectares | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 315 Hectares | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 315 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 315 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 319 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 319 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 319 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 323.5 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 328 Hectares | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 344.4 Hectares | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 360.81 Hectares | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 377.21 Hectares | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 377.21 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 377.21 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 377.21 Hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 242.6 Hectares | 238 Hectares | 250 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 274 Hectares | 250 Hectares | 290 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 291.5 Hectares | 280 Hectares | 310 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 325.87 Hectares | 315 Hectares | 360.81 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 377.21 Hectares | 377.21 Hectares | 377.21 Hectares | 4 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4173 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — permanent crops in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural land area — permanent crops in Costa Rica was 377.21 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 377.21 Hectares in 2020.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent crops recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 238 Hectares in 1985.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural land area — permanent crops?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent crops rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 — Permanent crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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