Temporary crops — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Temporary crops — Area was 119.63 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary crops — Area in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temporary crops — area in Costa Rica is 119.63 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Costa Rica peaked at 184.5 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 119.63 1000 ha, in 2020.
That places Costa Rica 147th out of 225 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164.41 1000 ha | 157.17 1000 ha | 174.22 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 167.33 1000 ha | 130.44 1000 ha | 184.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.63 1000 ha | 119.63 1000 ha | 119.63 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary crops — area in Costa Rica?
- Temporary crops — area in Costa Rica was 119.63 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 184.5 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.63 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for temporary crops — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 Temporary 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.