Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 31.43 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in Costa Rica is 31.43 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Costa Rica peaked at 53.82 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 27.32 %, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 123rd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.32 % | — |
| 1962 | 27.61 % | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 27.81 % | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 29.08 % | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 30.45 % | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 32.02 % | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 32.04 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 33.61 % | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 35.06 % | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 36.35 % | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 36.96 % | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 36.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 40.11 % | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 40.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 41.56 % | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 43.18 % | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 44.79 % | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 46.22 % | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 47.85 % | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 49.28 % | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 50.9 % | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 52.47 % | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 52.53 % | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 53.82 % | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 52.45 % | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 51.04 % | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 49.61 % | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 48.08 % | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 46.28 % | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 42.77 % | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 42.77 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.81 % | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 40.7 % | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 39.95 % | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 39.03 % | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 38.09 % | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 37.37 % | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 36.62 % | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 36.09 % | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 35.15 % | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 35.02 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 34.68 % | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 34.74 % | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.61 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 34.47 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 34.37 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.98 % | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 33.84 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 34.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 34.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.92 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.27 % | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 34.96 % | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 34.45 % | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.33 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 34.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 34.32 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34.42 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 34.53 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.43 % | -9.0% |
| 2022 | 31.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 31.43 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.43 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.56 % | 27.32 % | 35.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.41 % | 36.35 % | 47.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.65 % | 46.28 % | 53.82 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.52 % | 36.09 % | 42.77 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.5 % | 33.84 % | 35.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4 % | 33.92 % | 35.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.05 % | 31.43 % | 34.53 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 2,523 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 1,948 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -11.86 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Costa Rica was 31.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 53.82 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.32 % in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 123rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.