The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Land use Costa Rica, in 35 editions.
The entry for Costa Rica published Land use in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 16 editions. Each is shown as published. Land use in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 16
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Land use” (1990 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024- 6% arable land;
- 7% permanent crops;
- 45% meadows and pastures;
- 34% forest and woodland;
- 8% other;
- includes 1% irrigated
6% arable land; 7% permanent crops; 45% meadows and pastures; 34% forest and woodland; 8% other; includes 1% irrigated
6% arable land; 7% land 6%; permanent crops; 45% crops 7%; meadows and pastures; 34% pastures 45%; forest and woodland; 8% other; woodland 34%; other 8%; includes 1% irrigated 1%
arable land 6%; permanent crops 7%; meadows and pastures 45%; forest and
woodland 34%; other 8%; includes irrigated 1%
arable land 6%; land:
6%
permanent crops 7%; crops:
7%
meadows and pastures 45%; pastures:
45%
forest and woodland:woodland 34%; other 8%; includes irrigated 1% 34%
other:
8%
The entry for Costa Rica did not include Land use.
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
arable land:
permanent crops:
meadows and pastures:
forest and woodland:
other:
arable land: 6%
permanent crops: 7% crops : 5%meadows and permanent pastures: 45% 46%forest forests and woodland: 34% 31%
other: 8% 12% (1993 est.)
The same text in 3 editions, 1998 to 2000.
arable land: 6%
permanent crops : crops: 5%
permanent pastures: 46%
forests and woodland: 31%
other: 12% (1993 est.)
- arable land:
- 6% permanent crops: 5% permanent pastures: 46% forests and woodland: 31% other: 12% (1993 est.)
arable land: 6%
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
arable land: 6% 4.41%
permanent crops: 5% permanent pastures: 46% forests and woodland: 31% 5.48%
other: 12% (1993 90.11% (1998 est.)
The same text in 2004 and 2005.
arable land: 4.41%
permanent crops: 5.48% 5.88%
other: 90.11% (1998 est.) 89.71% (2001)
The same text in 3 editions, 2006 to 2008.
arable land: 4.41% 4.4%
permanent crops: 5.88% 5.87%
other: 89.71% (2001) 89.73% (2005)
The same text in 4 editions, 2009 to 2012.
arable land:
4.4%
permanent crops:
5.87%
other:
89.73% (2005)
The same text in 2013 and 2014.
arable land:4.4% 4.89%
permanent crops:5.87% 6.46%
other:89.73% (2005) 88.65% (2011)
The same text in 3 editions, 2015 to 2017.
- agricultural land:
37.1%
- forest:
- 51.5%
- other:
- 11.4% (2011 est.)
arable agricultural land:
4.89%
arable land 4.9%; permanent crops: crops 6.7%; permanent pasture 25.5%6.46% forest: 51.5%
other:
88.65% (2011)
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
agricultural land: 37.1% (2011 est.)
arable land 4.9%; land: 4.9% (2011 est.) / permanent crops 6.7%; crops: 6.7% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture pasture: 25.5% (2011 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2011 est.)
other: 11.4% (2011 est.)
The same text in 4 editions, 2021 to 2024.
Published as “Land use”
Published as “Land use”
agricultural land: 37.1% (2011 (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2011 (2018 est.) /
permanent crops: 6.7% (2011 (2018 est.) /
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2011 (2018 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2011 (2018 est.)
other: 11.4% (2011 (2018 est.)
agricultural land: 37.1% (2018 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2018 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 est.)
Published as “Land use”
Published as “Land use”
agricultural land: 37.1% (2018 33.1% (2023 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2018 3.3% (2023 est.)
permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 7.4% (2023 est.)
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 22.5% (2023 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2018 58.4% (2023 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 8.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: 37.1% (2018 33.1% (2023 est.)
arable land: 4.9% (2018 3.3% (2023 est.)
permanent crops: 6.7% (2018 7.4% (2023 est.)
permanent pasture: 25.5% (2018 22.5% (2023 est.)
forest: 51.5% (2018 58.4% (2023 est.)
other: 11.4% (2018 8.4% (2023 est.)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Costa Rica: Land use.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/costa-rica/land-use.