Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,170 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Costa Rica, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 3,170 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Costa Rica peaked at 3,170 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,102 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 61st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,102 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,992 Square kilometres | +80.7% |
| 2015 | 2,855 Square kilometres | +43.3% |
| 2020 | 3,040 Square kilometres | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 3,170 Square kilometres | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,102 Square kilometres | 1,102 Square kilometres | 1,102 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,424 Square kilometres | 1,992 Square kilometres | 2,855 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,105 Square kilometres | 3,040 Square kilometres | 3,170 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 58 Bangladesh 3,212 Square kilometres compare
- 59 South Africa 3,204 Square kilometres compare
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- 60 Paraguay 3,188 Square kilometres compare
- 62 Nicaragua 3,157 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 2,989 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Melanesia 13,401 Square kilometres compare
- 64 Malawi 2,962 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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -42.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 17.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0234 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Costa Rica?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Costa Rica was 3,170 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3,170 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,102 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — Loss of cropland. 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