Costa Rica - Arable land
Arable land (hectares)
The value for Arable land (hectares) in Costa Rica was 252,500 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 285,000 in 1987 and a minimum value of 200,000 in 2002.
Definition: 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 285,000 |
| 1962 | 285,000 |
| 1963 | 285,000 |
| 1964 | 285,000 |
| 1965 | 285,000 |
| 1966 | 285,000 |
| 1967 | 285,000 |
| 1968 | 285,000 |
| 1969 | 285,000 |
| 1970 | 285,000 |
| 1971 | 285,000 |
| 1972 | 285,000 |
| 1973 | 283,000 |
| 1974 | 283,000 |
| 1975 | 283,000 |
| 1976 | 283,000 |
| 1977 | 283,000 |
| 1978 | 283,000 |
| 1979 | 283,000 |
| 1980 | 283,000 |
| 1981 | 283,000 |
| 1982 | 283,000 |
| 1983 | 283,000 |
| 1984 | 283,000 |
| 1985 | 285,000 |
| 1986 | 285,000 |
| 1987 | 285,000 |
| 1988 | 280,000 |
| 1989 | 260,000 |
| 1990 | 260,000 |
| 1991 | 260,000 |
| 1992 | 250,000 |
| 1993 | 230,000 |
| 1994 | 230,000 |
| 1995 | 220,000 |
| 1996 | 210,000 |
| 1997 | 210,000 |
| 1998 | 210,000 |
| 1999 | 220,000 |
| 2000 | 210,000 |
| 2001 | 210,000 |
| 2002 | 200,000 |
| 2003 | 210,000 |
| 2004 | 210,000 |
| 2005 | 210,000 |
| 2006 | 210,000 |
| 2007 | 200,000 |
| 2008 | 200,000 |
| 2009 | 220,000 |
| 2010 | 225,000 |
| 2011 | 232,000 |
| 2012 | 232,000 |
| 2013 | 232,000 |
| 2014 | 225,000 |
| 2015 | 253,500 |
| 2016 | 267,500 |
| 2017 | 251,500 |
| 2018 | 252,500 |
Arable land (hectares per person)
The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Costa Rica was 0.051 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.206 in 1961 and a minimum value of 0.045 in 2008.
Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.206 |
| 1962 | 0.199 |
| 1963 | 0.192 |
| 1964 | 0.185 |
| 1965 | 0.179 |
| 1966 | 0.173 |
| 1967 | 0.168 |
| 1968 | 0.163 |
| 1969 | 0.159 |
| 1970 | 0.154 |
| 1971 | 0.150 |
| 1972 | 0.147 |
| 1973 | 0.142 |
| 1974 | 0.139 |
| 1975 | 0.135 |
| 1976 | 0.132 |
| 1977 | 0.128 |
| 1978 | 0.125 |
| 1979 | 0.122 |
| 1980 | 0.118 |
| 1981 | 0.115 |
| 1982 | 0.112 |
| 1983 | 0.109 |
| 1984 | 0.106 |
| 1985 | 0.104 |
| 1986 | 0.101 |
| 1987 | 0.099 |
| 1988 | 0.095 |
| 1989 | 0.086 |
| 1990 | 0.083 |
| 1991 | 0.081 |
| 1992 | 0.076 |
| 1993 | 0.068 |
| 1994 | 0.066 |
| 1995 | 0.062 |
| 1996 | 0.058 |
| 1997 | 0.056 |
| 1998 | 0.055 |
| 1999 | 0.057 |
| 2000 | 0.053 |
| 2001 | 0.052 |
| 2002 | 0.049 |
| 2003 | 0.050 |
| 2004 | 0.050 |
| 2005 | 0.049 |
| 2006 | 0.048 |
| 2007 | 0.045 |
| 2008 | 0.045 |
| 2009 | 0.049 |
| 2010 | 0.049 |
| 2011 | 0.050 |
| 2012 | 0.049 |
| 2013 | 0.049 |
| 2014 | 0.047 |
| 2015 | 0.052 |
| 2016 | 0.055 |
| 2017 | 0.051 |
| 2018 | 0.051 |
Arable land (% of land area)
Arable land (% of land area) in Costa Rica was 4.95 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 5.58 in 1987, while its lowest value was 3.92 in 2002.
Definition: Arable land 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.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.58 |
| 1962 | 5.58 |
| 1963 | 5.58 |
| 1964 | 5.58 |
| 1965 | 5.58 |
| 1966 | 5.58 |
| 1967 | 5.58 |
| 1968 | 5.58 |
| 1969 | 5.58 |
| 1970 | 5.58 |
| 1971 | 5.58 |
| 1972 | 5.58 |
| 1973 | 5.54 |
| 1974 | 5.54 |
| 1975 | 5.54 |
| 1976 | 5.54 |
| 1977 | 5.54 |
| 1978 | 5.54 |
| 1979 | 5.54 |
| 1980 | 5.54 |
| 1981 | 5.54 |
| 1982 | 5.54 |
| 1983 | 5.54 |
| 1984 | 5.54 |
| 1985 | 5.58 |
| 1986 | 5.58 |
| 1987 | 5.58 |
| 1988 | 5.48 |
| 1989 | 5.09 |
| 1990 | 5.09 |
| 1991 | 5.09 |
| 1992 | 4.90 |
| 1993 | 4.50 |
| 1994 | 4.50 |
| 1995 | 4.31 |
| 1996 | 4.11 |
| 1997 | 4.11 |
| 1998 | 4.11 |
| 1999 | 4.31 |
| 2000 | 4.11 |
| 2001 | 4.11 |
| 2002 | 3.92 |
| 2003 | 4.11 |
| 2004 | 4.11 |
| 2005 | 4.11 |
| 2006 | 4.11 |
| 2007 | 3.92 |
| 2008 | 3.92 |
| 2009 | 4.31 |
| 2010 | 4.41 |
| 2011 | 4.54 |
| 2012 | 4.54 |
| 2013 | 4.54 |
| 2014 | 4.41 |
| 2015 | 4.96 |
| 2016 | 5.24 |
| 2017 | 4.93 |
| 2018 | 4.95 |
Classification
Topic: Environment Indicators
Sub-Topic: Land use
