Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Fao projections of arable land to 2050 was 544,348 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
544,348
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 224 countries
All-time high
551,000
in 2013
All-time low
480,000
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 544,348 for fao projections of arable land to 2050 in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Costa Rica peaked at 551,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 480,000, in 1961.

That places Costa Rica 129th out of 224 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1961 480,000
1962 485,000 +1.0%
1963 485,000 +0.0%
1964 485,000 +0.0%
1965 485,000 +0.0%
1966 485,000 +0.0%
1967 486,000 +0.2%
1968 486,000 +0.0%
1969 490,000 +0.8%
1970 493,000 +0.6%
1971 497,000 +0.8%
1972 497,000 +0.0%
1973 490,000 -1.4%
1974 490,000 +0.0%
1975 492,000 +0.4%
1976 495,000 +0.6%
1977 497,000 +0.4%
1978 500,000 +0.6%
1979 503,000 +0.6%
1980 506,000 +0.6%
1981 509,000 +0.6%
1982 512,000 +0.6%
1983 515,000 +0.6%
1984 518,000 +0.6%
1985 523,000 +1.0%
1986 526,000 +0.6%
1987 526,000 +0.0%
1988 523,000 -0.6%
1989 510,000 -2.5%
1990 510,000 +0.0%
1991 515,000 +1.0%
1992 510,000 -1.0%
1993 500,000 -2.0%
1994 520,000 +4.0%
1995 510,000 -1.9%
1996 495,000 -2.9%
1997 490,000 -1.0%
1998 490,000 +0.0%
1999 500,000 +2.0%
2000 490,000 -2.0%
2001 490,000 +0.0%
2002 490,000 +0.0%
2003 500,000 +2.0%
2004 500,000 +0.0%
2005 490,000 -2.0%
2006 505,000 +3.1%
2007 500,000 -1.0%
2008 500,000 +0.0%
2009 530,000 +6.0%
2010 540,000 +1.9%
2011 547,000 +1.3%
2012 547,000 +0.0%
2013 551,000 +0.7%
2014 551,000 +0.0%
2015 540,189 -2.0%
2016 533,878 -1.2%
2017 527,567 -1.2%
2018 533,160 +1.1%
2019 538,754 +1.0%
2020 544,348 +1.0%
2021 544,348 +0.0%
2022 544,348 +0.0%
2023 544,348 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 485,222 480,000 490,000 9
1970s 495,400 490,000 503,000 10
1980s 516,800 506,000 526,000 10
1990s 504,000 490,000 520,000 10
2000s 499,500 490,000 530,000 10
2010s 540,955 527,567 551,000 10
2020s 544,348 544,348 544,348 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 126 Congo 651,400 compare
  2. 127 Guinea-Bissau 645,530 compare
  3. 128 New Zealand 592,000 compare
  4. 130 Armenia 503,400 compare
  5. 131 Gabon 495,000 compare
  6. 132 Mauritania 460,000 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Costa Rica?
Fao projections of arable land to 2050 in Costa Rica was 544,348 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest fao projections of arable land to 2050 recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 551,000 in 2013.
What is the lowest fao projections of arable land to 2050 recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 480,000 in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for fao projections of arable land to 2050?
Costa Rica ranks 129th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is fao projections of arable land to 2050 rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fao projections of arable land to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fao projections of arable land to 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
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