Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1641 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1641 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
109th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.1868 ha per square kilometre
in 2006
All-time low
0.0684 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.1641 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1868 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0684 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 109th of 169 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0684 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.075 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0797 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0832 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0907 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1967 | 0.092 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.096 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1038 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1022 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1212 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1289 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1331 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1381 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1371 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1404 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.153 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1626 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1646 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1655 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.177 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1761 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1179 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1398 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.138 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1217 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1294 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1419 ha per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1433 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1431 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1479 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1493 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1707 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1558 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1559 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1585 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.165 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1645 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1622 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1627 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1571 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1553 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1734 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1595 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1641 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0845 ha per square kilometre | 0.0684 ha per square kilometre | 0.1038 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | 0.1022 ha per square kilometre | 0.1404 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1601 ha per square kilometre | 0.1089 ha per square kilometre | 0.177 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | 0.1132 ha per square kilometre | 0.1398 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1524 ha per square kilometre | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1604 ha per square kilometre | 0.1553 ha per square kilometre | 0.1669 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.164 ha per square kilometre | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | 0.1734 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 106 Cyprus 0.1764 ha per square kilometre compare
- 107 Vanuatu 0.171 ha per square kilometre compare
- 108 Slovakia 0.1643 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Mozambique 0.161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 111 Iraq 0.1461 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Bhutan 0.146 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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.1641 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1868 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0684 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Vegetables 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
Vegetables 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.