Arable land share — all countries

Arable land share — Costa Rica

Arable land share in Costa Rica in 2023 — 3.27%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 2.31 pp.

2023 3.27% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 152of 206
Period maximum 5.58%1961
Period minimum 3.27%2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Arable land share — Costa Rica, 1961–2023345619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5.58%1963: 5.58%1965: 5.58%1967: 5.58%1969: 5.58%1971: 5.58%1973: 5.54%1975: 5.54%1977: 5.54%1979: 5.54%1981: 5.54%1983: 5.54%1985: 5.58%1987: 5.58%1989: 5.09%1991: 5.09%1993: 4.5%1995: 4.31%1997: 4.11%1999: 4.31%2001: 4.11%2003: 4.11%2005: 4.11%2007: 3.92%2009: 4.31%2011: 4.54%2013: 4.54%2015: 4.33%2017: 3.91%2019: 3.49%2021: 3.27%2023: 3.27%
Change over the period: −2.31 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Costa Rica 3.27%
World 10.67%
Central America computed 10.46%
Arable land share — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 3.27 +0 pp
2022 3.27 +0 pp
2021 3.27 +0 pp
2020 3.27 −0.21 pp
2019 3.49 −0.21 pp
2018 3.7 −0.21 pp
2017 3.91 −0.21 pp
2016 4.12 −0.21 pp
2015 4.33 −0.21 pp
2014 4.54 +0 pp
2013 4.54 +0 pp
2012 4.54 +0 pp
2011 4.54 +0.14 pp
2010 4.41 +0.1 pp
2009 4.31 +0.39 pp
2008 3.92 +0 pp
2007 3.92 −0.2 pp
2006 4.11 +0 pp
2005 4.11 +0 pp
2004 4.11 +0 pp
2003 4.11 +0.2 pp
2002 3.92 −0.2 pp
2001 4.11 +0 pp
2000 4.11 −0.2 pp
1999 4.31 +0.2 pp
1998 4.11 +0 pp
1997 4.11 +0 pp
1996 4.11 −0.2 pp
1995 4.31 −0.2 pp
1994 4.5 +0 pp
1993 4.5 −0.39 pp
1992 4.9 −0.2 pp
1991 5.09 +0 pp
1990 5.09 +0 pp
1989 5.09 −0.39 pp
1988 5.48 −0.1 pp
1987 5.58 +0 pp
1986 5.58 +0 pp
1985 5.58 +0.04 pp
1984 5.54 +0 pp
1983 5.54 +0 pp
1982 5.54 +0 pp
1981 5.54 +0 pp
1980 5.54 +0 pp
1979 5.54 +0 pp
1978 5.54 +0 pp
1977 5.54 +0 pp
1976 5.54 +0 pp
1975 5.54 +0 pp
1974 5.54 +0 pp
1973 5.54 −0.04 pp
1972 5.58 +0 pp
1971 5.58 +0 pp
1970 5.58 +0 pp
1969 5.58 +0 pp
1968 5.58 +0 pp
1967 5.58 +0 pp
1966 5.58 +0 pp
1965 5.58 +0 pp
1964 5.58 +0 pp
1963 5.58 +0 pp
1962 5.58 +0 pp
1961 5.58

Central America, 2023

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

About the indicator

The share of arable land in land area: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for less than five years. It excludes permanent crops and permanent pasture, so the indicator reflects more precisely the resource available for growing grain and other field crops.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

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