Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
110th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Costa Rica 110th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 107 Mozambique 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Liechtenstein 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Switzerland 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Zimbabwe 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 South Africa 0.0102 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 110th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.