Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 29.32 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Costa Rica is 29.32 %, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Costa Rica peaked at 30.25 % in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.23 %, in 1971.
Costa Rica ranks 58th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.36 % | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 5.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.35 % | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 5.35 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.31 % | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 5.27 % | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 5.23 % | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 5.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.31 % | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 6.33 % | +19.2% |
| 1975 | 7.32 % | +15.6% |
| 1976 | 8.28 % | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 9.26 % | +11.8% |
| 1978 | 10.2 % | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 11.13 % | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 12.06 % | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 12.97 % | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 14.45 % | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 14.37 % | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 14.29 % | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 14.23 % | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 14.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14.42 % | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 14.56 % | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 15.35 % | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 15.56 % | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 15.76 % | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.29 % | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 17.85 % | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 18.28 % | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 20.22 % | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 21.57 % | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 23.15 % | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 23.15 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.64 % | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 23.15 % | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 23.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.68 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 23.15 % | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 23.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.15 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.45 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.42 % | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 22.17 % | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.84 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.84 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.6 % | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 22.69 % | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 25.27 % | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 27.72 % | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 30.25 % | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 29.93 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.62 % | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 29.32 % | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 29.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.32 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.32 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.36 % | 5.31 % | 5.42 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.36 % | 5.23 % | 11.13 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.09 % | 12.06 % | 15.35 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.45 % | 15.56 % | 23.15 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.19 % | 22.42 % | 23.68 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.19 % | 20.6 % | 30.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.32 % | 29.32 % | 29.32 % | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0838 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.069 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Costa Rica?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Costa Rica was 29.32 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 30.25 % in 2017.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.23 % in 1971.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.