Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area was 1,692 Hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,692 Hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 43 countries
All-time high
2,681 Hectares
in 1985
All-time low
1,692 Hectares
in 2022
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Costa Rica, 1985–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hectares.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1,692 Hectares for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Costa Rica peaked at 2,681 Hectares in 1985 and was at its lowest, 1,692 Hectares, in 2022.
That places Costa Rica 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Agricultural land area — Total agricultural land area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2,681 Hectares | — |
| 1986 | 2,612 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 2,539 Hectares | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 2,463 Hectares | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2,378 Hectares | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 2,199 Hectares | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 2,204 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 2,160 Hectares | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,113 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 2,095 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 2,048 Hectares | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,995 Hectares | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 1,953 Hectares | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,915 Hectares | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,888 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,840 Hectares | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,833 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,826 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,829 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,822 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,805 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1,815 Hectares | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,800 Hectares | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,793 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,816 Hectares | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1,819 Hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,819 Hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,812 Hectares | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,801 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1,785 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1,759 Hectares | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,743 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,726 Hectares | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,722 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,717 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1,713 Hectares | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,702 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,692 Hectares | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,692 Hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,535 Hectares | 2,378 Hectares | 2,681 Hectares | 5 |
| 1990s | 2,057 Hectares | 1,888 Hectares | 2,204 Hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,818 Hectares | 1,793 Hectares | 1,840 Hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,770 Hectares | 1,717 Hectares | 1,819 Hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,700 Hectares | 1,692 Hectares | 1,713 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0525 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 34.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural land area — total agricultural land area in Costa Rica was 1,692 Hectares in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,681 Hectares in 1985.
- What is the lowest agricultural land area — total agricultural land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,692 Hectares in 2022.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural land area — total agricultural land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land area — total agricultural land area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 — Total agricultural land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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