Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 20.67 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Costa Rica stood at 20.67 %.
That represents a change of down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Costa Rica peaked at 43.67 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 17.92 %, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 87th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.92 % | — |
| 1962 | 18.12 % | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 18.31 % | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 19.58 % | +6.9% |
| 1965 | 20.96 % | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 22.52 % | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 22.52 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 24.09 % | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 25.46 % | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 26.69 % | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 27.22 % | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 27.22 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30.51 % | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 30.51 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.92 % | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 33.49 % | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 35.06 % | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 36.43 % | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 37.99 % | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 39.37 % | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 40.93 % | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 42.44 % | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 42.44 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 43.67 % | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 42.26 % | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 40.85 % | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 39.42 % | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 37.99 % | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 36.58 % | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 33.07 % | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 33.07 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.31 % | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 31.59 % | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 30.85 % | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 30.12 % | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 29.38 % | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 28.65 % | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.91 % | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 27.18 % | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 26.44 % | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 26.3 % | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 26.17 % | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 26.03 % | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 25.89 % | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 25.75 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 25.66 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 25.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.32 % | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.19 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 25.05 % | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 24.91 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.77 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 24.48 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 24.17 % | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.87 % | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 23.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.87 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.67 % | -13.4% |
| 2022 | 20.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20.67 % | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 20.67 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.71 %, 2.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 20.67 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.84 %, 1.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.05 % | 17.92 % | 25.46 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.7 % | 26.69 % | 37.99 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.59 % | 36.58 % | 43.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.41 % | 27.18 % | 33.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.82 % | 25.19 % | 26.44 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.27 % | 23.87 % | 25.05 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.31 % | 20.67 % | 23.87 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 84 Jamaica 21.14 % compare
- 85 Brazil 20.74 % compare
- 86 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 20.68 % compare
- 88 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 20.54 % compare
- 89 Tajikistan 20.44 % compare
- 90 Spain 19.78 % 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 meadows and pastures — share in land area in Costa Rica?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Costa Rica was 20.67 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43.67 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.92 % in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 meadows and pastures — Share in 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.