Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.15 ha per square kilometre for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 1.28 ha per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4152 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 18th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4152 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4211 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4837 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1964 | 0.5053 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5229 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6189 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5993 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6267 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.6522 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7462 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7129 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.768 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7592 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.72 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.725 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7468 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7834 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9019 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9146 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8801 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8817 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8555 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8895 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9676 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9799 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9354 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9374 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.7834 ha per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5778 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7246 ha per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7442 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7579 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7795 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8388 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8402 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8656 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9244 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9401 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9401 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9597 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9638 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9401 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5384 ha per square kilometre | 0.4152 ha per square kilometre | 0.6522 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7778 ha per square kilometre | 0.7129 ha per square kilometre | 0.9146 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9137 ha per square kilometre | 0.7834 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.793 ha per square kilometre | 0.5778 ha per square kilometre | 0.9009 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.992 ha per square kilometre | 0.9244 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 1.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4152 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 18th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops 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
Sugar Crops 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.