Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 211.72 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Costa Rica stood at 211.72 Square kilometres.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Costa Rica peaked at 213.66 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 205.5 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 213.66 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 205.5 Square kilometres | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 211.25 Square kilometres | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 213.66 Square kilometres | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 211.54 Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 211.72 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 209.58 Square kilometres | 205.5 Square kilometres | 213.66 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 212.46 Square kilometres | 211.25 Square kilometres | 213.66 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 211.63 Square kilometres | 211.54 Square kilometres | 211.72 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 113 Democratic Republic of the Congo 38,490 Square kilometres compare
- 113 Isle of Man 373.86 Square kilometres compare
- 114 Belize 335.69 Square kilometres compare
- 115 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 229.38 Square kilometres compare
- 117 Mexico 192.49 Square kilometres compare
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 135.13 Square kilometres compare
- 119 Suriname 126.83 Square kilometres 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0898 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Costa Rica?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Costa Rica was 211.72 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 213.66 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 205.5 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation