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Costa Rica: Arable land (hectares)

167,133hectares · 2024-28.0% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Costa Rica from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024167,133.4
2023167,133.4
2022167,133.4
2021167,133.4
2020167,133.4
2019177,940
2018188,760
2017199,570
2016210,380
2015221,190
2014232,000
2013232,000
2012232,000
2011232,000
2010225,000
2009220,000
2008200,000
2007200,000
2006210,000
2005210,000
2004210,000
2003210,000
2002200,000
2001210,000
2000210,000
1999220,000
1998210,000
1997210,000
1996210,000
1995220,000
1994230,000
1993230,000
1992250,000
1991260,000
1990260,000
1989260,000
1988280,000
1987285,000
1986285,000
1985285,000
1984283,000
1983283,000
1982283,000
1981283,000
1980283,000
1979283,000
1978283,000
1977283,000
1976283,000
1975283,000
1974283,000
1973283,000
1972285,000
1971285,000
1970285,000
1969285,000
1968285,000
1967285,000
1966285,000
1965285,000
1964285,000
1963285,000
1962285,000
1961285,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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