Arable land — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Arable land — Area was 167.13 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Arable land — Area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 167.13 1000 ha for arable land — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Costa Rica peaked at 285 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 167.13 1000 ha, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 152nd of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285 1000 ha | 285 1000 ha | 285 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 283.6 1000 ha | 283 1000 ha | 285 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 281 1000 ha | 260 1000 ha | 285 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 230 1000 ha | 210 1000 ha | 260 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 208 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 220 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.08 1000 ha | 177.94 1000 ha | 232 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.13 1000 ha | 167.13 1000 ha | 167.13 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Costa Rica?
- Arable land — area in Costa Rica was 167.13 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 285 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 167.13 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for arable land — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 152nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.