Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3421 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.3421 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 1.36 ha per square kilometre in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1692 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 68th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8049 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8696 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.8564 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1965 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8461 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7246 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5405 ha per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1969 | 0.7442 ha per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5875 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4569 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6953 ha per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5225 ha per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6957 ha per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6957 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.54 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4738 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 0.568 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4896 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4309 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4638 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7537 ha per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1983 | 0.754 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8476 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8081 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1987 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6361 ha per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8648 ha per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7269 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7099 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6037 ha per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4566 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4326 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4083 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3202 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3202 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2749 ha per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2354 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2215 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3375 ha per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3982 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4314 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.422 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4059 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4107 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4533 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4229 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3502 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2038 ha per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2392 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1692 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3465 ha per square kilometre | +104.8% |
| 2022 | 0.393 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3421 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8252 ha per square kilometre | 0.5405 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5725 ha per square kilometre | 0.4569 ha per square kilometre | 0.6957 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8425 ha per square kilometre | 0.4309 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.6361 ha per square kilometre | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3611 ha per square kilometre | 0.2215 ha per square kilometre | 0.6037 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3738 ha per square kilometre | 0.2038 ha per square kilometre | 0.4533 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3127 ha per square kilometre | 0.1692 ha per square kilometre | 0.393 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 65 Guinea-Bissau 0.365 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Belgium 0.3601 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Ukraine 0.3547 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Canada 0.3318 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Dominica 0.3293 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 Portugal 0.3223 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.3421 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1692 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 68th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.