Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, 38% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 131 South Sudan 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 132 Angola 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 133 Turkmenistan 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Egypt 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Algeria 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Peru 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 134th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.