Other land — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Other land — Area was 399.88 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Costa Rica, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 399.88 1000 ha for other land — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Costa Rica peaked at 503.59 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 162nd out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 1992 | 194.2 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 242.17 1000 ha | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 271.14 1000 ha | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 309.11 1000 ha | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 348.07 1000 ha | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 376.04 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 405.01 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 422.98 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 461.95 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 465.78 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 479.61 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 473.44 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 477.27 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 481.1 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 482.93 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 499.76 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 503.59 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 487.42 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 486.25 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 471.51 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 463.77 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 380.02 1000 ha | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 381.28 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 392.35 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 395.15 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 397.95 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 388.84 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 379.73 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 370.62 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 410.43 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 406.91 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 403.4 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 399.88 1000 ha | -0.9% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 399.88 1000 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 806.25 1000 ha, 50% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 399.88 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320.06 1000 ha, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 256.87 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 422.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 481.29 1000 ha | 461.95 1000 ha | 503.59 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 413.69 1000 ha | 379.73 1000 ha | 486.25 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 398.25 1000 ha | 370.62 1000 ha | 410.43 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2419 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.65 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other land — area in Costa Rica?
- Other land — area in Costa Rica was 399.88 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 503.59 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for other land — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 162nd out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 Other land — Area. 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.