Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Costa Rica

Arable land per capita in Costa Rica in 2023 — 0.0327 ha/person. Ranked 156 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 84.2%.

2023 0.0327 ha/person −0.47% vs 2022
World rank 156of 206
Period maximum 0.2068 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0327 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Costa Rica, 1961–202300.10.20.319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2068 ha/person1963: 0.1924 ha/person1965: 0.1797 ha/person1967: 0.1687 ha/person1969: 0.1593 ha/person1971: 0.1509 ha/person1973: 0.1423 ha/person1975: 0.1352 ha/person1977: 0.1283 ha/person1979: 0.1216 ha/person1981: 0.1152 ha/person1983: 0.109 ha/person1985: 0.1039 ha/person1987: 0.0985 ha/person1989: 0.0854 ha/person1991: 0.0812 ha/person1993: 0.0683 ha/person1995: 0.0622 ha/person1997: 0.0567 ha/person1999: 0.057 ha/person2001: 0.0524 ha/person2003: 0.0507 ha/person2005: 0.0493 ha/person2007: 0.0457 ha/person2009: 0.0489 ha/person2011: 0.0503 ha/person2013: 0.0492 ha/person2015: 0.0459 ha/person2017: 0.0406 ha/person2019: 0.0356 ha/person2021: 0.033 ha/person2023: 0.0327 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1741 (−84.17%) Average annual rate: -2.93 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Costa Rica 0.0327 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Latin America & Caribbean 0.2294 ha/person
Central America computed 0.1412 ha/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.1394 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0327 −0.0002 −0.47%
2022 0.0329 −0.0001 −0.43%
2021 0.033 −0.0002 −0.51%
2020 0.0332 −0.0024 −6.72%
2019 0.0356 −0.0025 −6.51%
2018 0.0381 −0.0025 −6.27%
2017 0.0406 −0.0026 −6.03%
2016 0.0432 −0.0027 −5.84%
2015 0.0459 −0.0028 −5.67%
2014 0.0487 −0.0005 −1.07%
2013 0.0492 −0.0006 −1.11%
2012 0.0497 −0.0006 −1.16%
2011 0.0503 +0.0009 +1.91%
2010 0.0494 +0.0005 +1.01%
2009 0.0489 +0.0038 +8.54%
2008 0.045 −0.0006 −1.35%
2007 0.0457 −0.0029 −6.04%
2006 0.0486 −0.0007 −1.39%
2005 0.0493 −0.0007 −1.44%
2004 0.05 −0.0007 −1.46%
2003 0.0507 +0.0017 +3.4%
2002 0.0491 −0.0033 −6.32%
2001 0.0524 −0.0009 −1.78%
2000 0.0533 −0.0036 −6.38%
1999 0.057 +0.0014 +2.61%
1998 0.0555 −0.0012 −2.14%
1997 0.0567 −0.0013 −2.23%
1996 0.058 −0.0042 −6.76%
1995 0.0622 −0.0044 −6.62%
1994 0.0666 −0.0017 −2.42%
1993 0.0683 −0.0078 −10.27%
1992 0.0761 −0.0051 −6.25%
1991 0.0812 −0.0021 −2.51%
1990 0.0833 −0.0021 −2.49%
1989 0.0854 −0.0089 −9.45%
1988 0.0943 −0.0042 −4.25%
1987 0.0985 −0.0026 −2.61%
1986 0.1012 −0.0028 −2.67%
1985 0.1039 −0.0021 −2.02%
1984 0.1061 −0.003 −2.72%
1983 0.109 −0.003 −2.71%
1982 0.1121 −0.0031 −2.7%
1981 0.1152 −0.0032 −2.69%
1980 0.1184 −0.0033 −2.68%
1979 0.1216 −0.0033 −2.66%
1978 0.125 −0.0034 −2.63%
1977 0.1283 −0.0034 −2.6%
1976 0.1318 −0.0035 −2.56%
1975 0.1352 −0.0035 −2.54%
1974 0.1387 −0.0036 −2.52%
1973 0.1423 −0.0047 −3.2%
1972 0.147 −0.0039 −2.56%
1971 0.1509 −0.0041 −2.63%
1970 0.155 −0.0043 −2.7%
1969 0.1593 −0.0045 −2.77%
1968 0.1638 −0.0049 −2.89%
1967 0.1687 −0.0053 −3.04%
1966 0.174 −0.0057 −3.17%
1965 0.1797 −0.0061 −3.29%
1964 0.1858 −0.0066 −3.41%
1963 0.1924 −0.007 −3.52%
1962 0.1994 −0.0075 −3.6%
1961 0.2068

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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