Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 22.48 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Costa Rica stood at 22.48 percent.
That represents a change of down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Costa Rica peaked at 43.67 percent in 1984 and was at its lowest, 17.92 percent, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.05 percent | 17.92 percent | 25.46 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.7 percent | 26.69 percent | 37.99 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.59 percent | 36.58 percent | 43.67 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.41 percent | 27.18 percent | 33.07 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.82 percent | 25.19 percent | 26.44 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.08 percent | 23.08 percent | 25.05 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.63 percent | 22.48 percent | 22.88 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Costa Rica?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Costa Rica was 22.48 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 43.67 percent in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.92 percent in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).