Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 23.74 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Costa Rica stood at 23.74 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Costa Rica peaked at 23.74 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.55 %, in 1982.
That places Costa Rica 49th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.98 % | — |
| 1962 | 14.18 % | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 14.08 % | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 13.47 % | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 12.86 % | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 12.23 % | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 12.29 % | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 11.71 % | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 11.45 % | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 11.21 % | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 11.23 % | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 11.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.11 % | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 10.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.85 % | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 9.61 % | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 9.36 % | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.19 % | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 9.01 % | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 8.86 % | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 8.7 % | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.55 % | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 8.65 % | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.55 % | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 8.78 % | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 9.02 % | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 9.28 % | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 9.57 % | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 9.94 % | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 10.76 % | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 10.76 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.01 % | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 11.31 % | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 11.52 % | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 11.79 % | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 12.08 % | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.32 % | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 12.57 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 12.75 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.09 % | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 13.14 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 13.27 % | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.25 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 13.3 % | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.35 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 13.39 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 13.54 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.6 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 13.5 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 13.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 13.51 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.57 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.71 % | +30.5% |
| 2014 | 17.87 % | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 18.13 % | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.46 % | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.78 % | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 19.66 % | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 20.53 % | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 21.39 % | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 23.74 % | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 23.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.74 % | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 23.74 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.23 %, 5.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 23.74 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.64 %, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +30.5% | 13.57 % | 17.71 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.92 % | 11.45 % | 14.18 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.09 % | 9.01 % | 11.23 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.99 % | 8.55 % | 9.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.69 % | 10.76 % | 12.75 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.34 % | 13.09 % | 13.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.17 % | 13.51 % | 20.53 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.27 % | 21.39 % | 23.74 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 46 Bahrain 25.89 % compare
- 47 China, Hong Kong SAR 25 % compare
- 48 Guatemala 23.98 % compare
- 50 China, Taiwan Province of 23.59 % compare
- 51 Timor-Leste 23.4 % compare
- 51 East Timor 23.4 % 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Costa Rica?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Costa Rica was 23.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.74 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.55 % in 1982.
- How does Costa Rica rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.