Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture was 1,148 Hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,148 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2,158 Hectares
in 1985
All-time low
1,148 Hectares
in 2022
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Costa Rica, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Costa Rica is 1,148 Hectares, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Costa Rica peaked at 2,158 Hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,148 Hectares, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Permanent pasture in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,158 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 2,086 Hectares | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 2,013 Hectares | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 1,940 Hectares | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 1,868 Hectares | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1,689 Hectares | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 1,689 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,650 Hectares | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,613 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,575 Hectares | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,538 Hectares | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 1,500 Hectares | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,463 Hectares | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,425 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,388 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1,350 Hectares | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 1,343 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,336 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1,329 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1,322 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,315 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,310 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,300 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,293 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,286 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,279 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,272 Hectares | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,265 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,250 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,234 Hectares | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,219 Hectares | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,209 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,199 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,189 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,178 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,168 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,158 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,148 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,148 Hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,013 Hectares | 1,868 Hectares | 2,158 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 1,553 Hectares | 1,388 Hectares | 1,689 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,318 Hectares | 1,286 Hectares | 1,350 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,229 Hectares | 1,178 Hectares | 1,279 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,156 Hectares | 1,148 Hectares | 1,168 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 pasture in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural land area — permanent pasture in Costa Rica was 1,148 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,158 Hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — permanent pasture recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,148 Hectares in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural land area — permanent pasture?
- Costa Rica ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — permanent pasture rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pasture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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