Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.035 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.035 ha per square kilometre for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0674 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 ha per square kilometre, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 31st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0274 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0505 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0514 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0299 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0479 ha per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0567 ha per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | 0.0215 ha per square kilometre | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | 0.0194 ha per square kilometre | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0393 ha per square kilometre | 0.0232 ha per square kilometre | 0.0674 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | 0.0332 ha per square kilometre | 0.0366 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.035 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0674 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 ha per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is watermelons — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Watermelons — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Watermelons — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Watermelons — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Watermelons — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.