Permanent crops — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Permanent crops — Area was 377.21 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — area in Costa Rica stood at 377.21 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Costa Rica peaked at 377.21 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 195 1000 ha, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 66th of 220 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 200.22 1000 ha | 195 1000 ha | 205 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 211.8 1000 ha | 207 1000 ha | 220 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 232 1000 ha | 223 1000 ha | 235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 235 1000 ha | 235 1000 ha | 235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 235 1000 ha | 235 1000 ha | 235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.87 1000 ha | 235 1000 ha | 360.81 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 377.21 1000 ha | 377.21 1000 ha | 377.21 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area in Costa Rica?
- Permanent crops — area in Costa Rica was 377.21 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 377.21 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 195 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for permanent crops — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 Permanent crops — 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.