Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0608 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0608 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
78th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.0777 ha per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
0.0313 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.0608 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0777 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 78th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0382 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0392 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0607 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0523 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1987 | 0.049 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0548 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0631 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0495 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0659 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0649 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0624 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0613 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0463 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.055 ha per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0527 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0524 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0537 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.044 ha per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0664 ha per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2015 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0777 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0686 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0581 ha per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.062 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0608 ha per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.084 ha per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0608 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0302 ha per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.0411 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 0.0333 ha per square kilometre | 0.0509 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0546 ha per square kilometre | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | 0.0685 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0488 ha per square kilometre | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | 0.0668 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0593 ha per square kilometre | 0.0463 ha per square kilometre | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | 0.0777 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | 0.0538 ha per square kilometre | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 75 Bulgaria 0.0647 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.0631 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Zimbabwe 0.062 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Algeria 0.0579 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 Sweden 0.0552 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Finland 0.0543 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0608 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0777 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 78th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — 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
Potatoes — 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.