Cropland — Area per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.11 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.35 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1 ha/cap, in 2005.
That places Costa Rica 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.31 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.35 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.242 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.189 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.134 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.105 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.109 ha/cap | 0.1 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 0.11 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 145 Georgia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Haiti 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Madagascar 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 New Zealand 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Slovenia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Sri Lanka 0.11 ha/cap compare
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)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Costa Rica?
- Cropland — area per capita in Costa Rica was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 ha/cap in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.