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Arable land — Costa Rica

Arable land in Costa Rica in 2023 — 167,133 ha. Ranked 142 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 41.4%.

2023 167,133 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 142of 206
Period maximum 285,000 ha1961
Period minimum 167,133 ha2020

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Costa Rica, 1961–2023150,000200,000250,000300,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 285,000 ha1963: 285,000 ha1965: 285,000 ha1967: 285,000 ha1969: 285,000 ha1971: 285,000 ha1973: 283,000 ha1975: 283,000 ha1977: 283,000 ha1979: 283,000 ha1981: 283,000 ha1983: 283,000 ha1985: 285,000 ha1987: 285,000 ha1989: 260,000 ha1991: 260,000 ha1993: 230,000 ha1995: 220,000 ha1997: 210,000 ha1999: 220,000 ha2001: 210,000 ha2003: 210,000 ha2005: 210,000 ha2007: 200,000 ha2009: 220,000 ha2011: 232,000 ha2013: 232,000 ha2015: 221,189 ha2017: 199,567 ha2019: 177,945 ha2021: 167,133 ha2023: 167,133 ha
Change over the period: −117,867 (−41.36%) Average annual rate: -0.86 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Costa Rica 167,133 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Latin America & Caribbean computed 151M ha
Central America computed 25.65M ha
Upper-middle-income countries computed 374M ha
Arable land — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 167,133 +0 +0%
2022 167,133 +0 +0%
2021 167,133 +0 +0%
2020 167,133 −10,811 −6.08%
2019 177,945 −10,811 −5.73%
2018 188,756 −10,811 −5.42%
2017 199,567 −10,811 −5.14%
2016 210,378 −10,811 −4.89%
2015 221,189 −10,811 −4.66%
2014 232,000 +0 +0%
2013 232,000 +0 +0%
2012 232,000 +0 +0%
2011 232,000 +7,000 +3.11%
2010 225,000 +5,000 +2.27%
2009 220,000 +20,000 +10%
2008 200,000 +0 +0%
2007 200,000 −10,000 −4.76%
2006 210,000 +0 +0%
2005 210,000 +0 +0%
2004 210,000 +0 +0%
2003 210,000 +10,000 +5%
2002 200,000 −10,000 −4.76%
2001 210,000 +0 +0%
2000 210,000 −10,000 −4.55%
1999 220,000 +10,000 +4.76%
1998 210,000 +0 +0%
1997 210,000 +0 +0%
1996 210,000 −10,000 −4.55%
1995 220,000 −10,000 −4.35%
1994 230,000 +0 +0%
1993 230,000 −20,000 −8%
1992 250,000 −10,000 −3.85%
1991 260,000 +0 +0%
1990 260,000 +0 +0%
1989 260,000 −20,000 −7.14%
1988 280,000 −5,000 −1.75%
1987 285,000 +0 +0%
1986 285,000 +0 +0%
1985 285,000 +2,000 +0.71%
1984 283,000 +0 +0%
1983 283,000 +0 +0%
1982 283,000 +0 +0%
1981 283,000 +0 +0%
1980 283,000 +0 +0%
1979 283,000 +0 +0%
1978 283,000 +0 +0%
1977 283,000 +0 +0%
1976 283,000 +0 +0%
1975 283,000 +0 +0%
1974 283,000 +0 +0%
1973 283,000 −2,000 −0.7%
1972 285,000 +0 +0%
1971 285,000 +0 +0%
1970 285,000 +0 +0%
1969 285,000 +0 +0%
1968 285,000 +0 +0%
1967 285,000 +0 +0%
1966 285,000 +0 +0%
1965 285,000 +0 +0%
1964 285,000 +0 +0%
1963 285,000 +0 +0%
1962 285,000 +0 +0%
1961 285,000 — —

Central America, 2023

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

MX Mexico 20.02M GT Guatemala 1.55M NI Nicaragua 1.5M HN Honduras 1.02M SV El Salvador 721,000 PA Panama 565,000 CR Costa Rica 167,133 BZ Belize 100,000
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About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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

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