Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3674 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3674 ha per square kilometre for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.1% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 3.21 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3674 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1963 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1965 | 2.16 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 2.4 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.23 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 2.21 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 1.86 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1974 | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 2.93 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 2.67 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 2.78 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 2.87 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.04 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 3.21 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 2.97 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1990 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1997 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2013 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8376 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9197 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8231 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8849 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7134 ha per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5837 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.29 ha per square kilometre | 2.02 ha per square kilometre | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.53 ha per square kilometre | 1.85 ha per square kilometre | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | 3.21 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 0.8231 ha per square kilometre | 1.75 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6373 ha per square kilometre | 0.3674 ha per square kilometre | 0.8849 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 124 New Zealand 0.4416 ha per square kilometre compare
- 125 Namibia 0.4169 ha per square kilometre compare
- 126 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4094 ha per square kilometre compare
- 128 Suriname 0.3235 ha per square kilometre compare
- 129 Mauritania 0.3097 ha per square kilometre compare
- 130 Maldives 0.2819 ha per square kilometre compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.3674 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3674 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 127th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.