Costa Rica Arable Land 1961-2023

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
  • Costa Rica arable land for 2020 was 244,500, a 3.93% decline from 2019.
  • Costa Rica arable land for 2019 was 254,500, a 0.79% increase from 2018.
  • Costa Rica arable land for 2018 was 252,500, a 0.4% increase from 2017.
  • Costa Rica arable land for 2017 was 251,500, a 5.98% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Hectares
Russia 121,649,000
China 119,473,100
Brazil 55,762,000
Kazakhstan 29,553,200
Mexico 20,071,000
Turkey 19,586,000
Thailand 16,810,000
Iran 15,645,000
South Africa 12,000,000
Romania 8,915,000
Algeria 7,505,017
Belarus 5,660,000
Iraq 5,000,000
Colombia 4,877,943
Paraguay 4,734,000
Peru 3,580,226
Bulgaria 3,492,000
Cuba 2,908,600
Serbia 2,604,000
Venezuela 2,600,000
Azerbaijan 2,084,300
Turkmenistan 1,940,000
Libya 1,720,000
Ecuador 1,038,000
Bosnia 1,015,000
Dominican Republic 877,000
Guatemala 862,000
Malaysia 826,000
Namibia 800,000
Albania 599,600
Armenia 444,000
Guyana 420,000
North Macedonia 416,000
Gabon 325,000
Botswana 260,000
Costa Rica 244,500
Jordan 206,000
Equatorial Guinea 138,600
Lebanon 135,300
Jamaica 120,000
Belize 90,000
Fiji 76,800
Mauritius 75,000
Suriname 62,000
Tonga 20,000
Samoa 11,290
Montenegro 9,100
Dominica 6,000
Maldives 3,900
American Samoa 3,190
Grenada 3,000
St. Lucia 2,670
Marshall Islands 2,000
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 2,000
Costa Rica Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2020 244,500 0.05 4.79%
2019 254,500 0.05 4.98%
2018 252,500 0.05 4.95%
2017 251,500 0.05 4.93%
2016 267,500 0.05 5.24%
2015 253,500 0.05 4.96%
2014 225,000 0.05 4.41%
2013 232,000 0.05 4.54%
2012 232,000 0.05 4.54%
2011 232,000 0.05 4.54%
2010 225,000 0.05 4.41%
2009 220,000 0.05 4.31%
2008 200,000 0.04 3.92%
2007 200,000 0.05 3.92%
2006 210,000 0.05 4.11%
2005 210,000 0.05 4.11%
2004 210,000 0.05 4.11%
2003 210,000 0.05 4.11%
2002 200,000 0.05 3.92%
2001 210,000 0.05 4.11%
2000 210,000 0.05 4.11%
1999 220,000 0.06 4.31%
1998 210,000 0.06 4.11%
1997 210,000 0.06 4.11%
1996 210,000 0.06 4.11%
1995 220,000 0.06 4.31%
1994 230,000 0.07 4.50%
1993 230,000 0.07 4.50%
1992 250,000 0.08 4.90%
1991 260,000 0.08 5.09%
1990 260,000 0.08 5.09%
1989 260,000 0.08 5.09%
1988 280,000 0.09 5.48%
1987 285,000 0.10 5.58%
1986 285,000 0.10 5.58%
1985 285,000 0.10 5.58%
1984 283,000 0.11 5.54%
1983 283,000 0.11 5.54%
1982 283,000 0.11 5.54%
1981 283,000 0.11 5.54%
1980 283,000 0.12 5.54%
1979 283,000 0.12 5.54%
1978 283,000 0.12 5.54%
1977 283,000 0.13 5.54%
1976 283,000 0.13 5.54%
1975 283,000 0.13 5.54%
1974 283,000 0.14 5.54%
1973 283,000 0.14 5.54%
1972 285,000 0.15 5.58%
1971 285,000 0.15 5.58%
1970 285,000 0.15 5.58%
1969 285,000 0.16 5.58%
1968 285,000 0.16 5.58%
1967 285,000 0.17 5.58%
1966 285,000 0.17 5.58%
1965 285,000 0.18 5.58%
1964 285,000 0.18 5.58%
1963 285,000 0.19 5.58%
1962 285,000 0.20 5.58%
1961 285,000 0.20 5.58%