Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Costa Rica

Agricultural land in Costa Rica in 2023 — 16,923 km². Ranked 125 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 21.3%.

2023 16,923 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 125of 209
Period maximum 27,480 km²1984
Period minimum 13,950 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Costa Rica, 1961–202310,00015,00020,00025,00030,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 13,950 km²1963: 14,200 km²1965: 15,550 km²1967: 16,360 km²1969: 17,900 km²1971: 18,870 km²1973: 20,480 km²1975: 21,220 km²1977: 22,870 km²1979: 24,430 km²1981: 25,990 km²1983: 26,820 km²1985: 26,810 km²1987: 25,390 km²1989: 23,780 km²1991: 22,036 km²1993: 21,130 km²1995: 20,480 km²1997: 19,530 km²1999: 18,880 km²2001: 18,330 km²2003: 18,290 km²2005: 18,050 km²2007: 18,000 km²2009: 18,160 km²2011: 18,190 km²2013: 18,010 km²2015: 17,592 km²2017: 17,263 km²2019: 17,172 km²2021: 17,025 km²2023: 16,923 km²
Change over the period: +2,973 (+21.31%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 16,923 km²
World 47.92M km²
Central America computed 1.17M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17.19M km²
Agricultural land — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 16,923 +0 +0%
2022 16,923 −101 −0.6%
2021 17,025 −101 −0.59%
2020 17,126 −46 −0.27%
2019 17,172 −46 −0.26%
2018 17,217 −46 −0.26%
2017 17,263 −165 −0.94%
2016 17,427 −165 −0.94%
2015 17,592 −258 −1.45%
2014 17,850 −160 −0.89%
2013 18,010 −110 −0.61%
2012 18,120 −70 −0.38%
2011 18,190 +0 +0%
2010 18,190 +30 +0.17%
2009 18,160 +230 +1.28%
2008 17,930 −70 −0.39%
2007 18,000 −150 −0.83%
2006 18,150 +100 +0.55%
2005 18,050 −170 −0.93%
2004 18,220 −70 −0.38%
2003 18,290 +30 +0.16%
2002 18,260 −70 −0.38%
2001 18,330 −70 −0.38%
2000 18,400 −480 −2.54%
1999 18,880 −270 −1.41%
1998 19,150 −380 −1.95%
1997 19,530 −420 −2.11%
1996 19,950 −530 −2.59%
1995 20,480 −470 −2.24%
1994 20,950 −180 −0.85%
1993 21,130 −470 −2.18%
1992 21,600 −436 −1.98%
1991 22,036 +50 +0.23%
1990 21,986 −1,794 −7.54%
1989 23,780 −850 −3.45%
1988 24,630 −760 −2.99%
1987 25,390 −730 −2.79%
1986 26,120 −690 −2.57%
1985 26,810 −670 −2.44%
1984 27,480 +660 +2.46%
1983 26,820 +30 +0.11%
1982 26,790 +800 +3.08%
1981 25,990 +830 +3.3%
1980 25,160 +730 +2.99%
1979 24,430 +830 +3.52%
1978 23,600 +730 +3.19%
1977 22,870 +820 +3.72%
1976 22,050 +830 +3.91%
1975 21,220 +740 +3.61%
1974 20,480 +0 +0%
1973 20,480 +1,610 +8.53%
1972 18,870 +0 +0%
1971 18,870 +310 +1.67%
1970 18,560 +660 +3.69%
1969 17,900 +740 +4.31%
1968 17,160 +800 +4.89%
1967 16,360 +10 +0.06%
1966 16,350 +800 +5.14%
1965 15,550 +700 +4.71%
1964 14,850 +650 +4.58%
1963 14,200 +100 +0.71%
1962 14,100 +150 +1.08%
1961 13,950

Central America, 2023

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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.