Arable and cropland area in Costa Rica

The land area devoted to agriculture in Costa Rica has been on an overall increasing trend since 2000. That year, an area of approximately 4.9 thousand square kilometers in the country was classified as arable land or occupied with permanent crops. In 2016, the total arable and cropland area added up to 5.6 thousand square kilometers, an increase of approximately 14 percent in comparison to the beginning of the indicated period.

Total area of arable land and permanent crops in Costa Rica from 2000 to 2016 (in 1,000 square kilometers)

Characteristic	Area in thousand km²
2016	5.6
2015	5.61
2014	5.46
2013	5.47
2012	5.47
2011	5.47
2010	5.4
2009	5.3
2008	5
2007	5
2006	5.05
2005	4.9
2004	5
2003	5
2002	4.9
2001	4.9
2000	4.9

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Release date

2019

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Region

Costa Rica

Survey time period

2000 to 2016

Supplementary notes

The source provides the following definitions:
"Arable refers to all land generally under rotation, whether for temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted only once) or meadows, or left fallow (less than five years). These data are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable.
Permanent crops are those that occupy land for a long period and do not have to be planted for several years after each harvest (e.g. cocoa, coffee, rubber). Land under vines and trees and shrubs producing fruits, nuts and flowers, such as roses and jasmine, is so classified, as are nurseries (except those for forest trees, which should be classified under "forests and other wooded land")."
The source does not specify the date of publication. The release date given is the last updated date provided by the source.
Figures have been rounded.

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