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Agricultural growth	124		[37th of 149]
Agricultural land > % of land area	56.11 % of land area		[55th of 198]
Agricultural land > sq. km	28,650 sq. km		[105th of 198]
Agricultural machinery > tractors	7,000		[92nd of 190]
Arable and permanent cropland	505 thousand hectares		[122nd of 148]
Arable land > % of land area	4.41 % of land area		[148th of 199]
Arable land > hectares	225,000 hectares		[139th of 199]
Banana production	2,101,450 metric tonnes		[7th of 48]
Cereal production	124 thousand metric tons		[37th of 149]
Cereal yield > kg per hectare	3,803.1 kg/ha		[36th of 171]
Cotton exports	0 thousand bales		[98th of 109]
Cotton production	1		[71st of 109]
Fertilizer use	385 kg		[4th of 138]
Food production index	99.4 %		[146th of 182]
Labor share	19.6%		[87th of 149]
Meat production	178 thousand metric tons		[81st of 149]
Pesticide use	51.2 kg		[2nd of 45]
Products bananas, pineapples, coffee, melons, ornamental plants, sugar, corn, rice, beans, potatoes; beef; timber
Tractors	7,000		[87th of 147]
value added > annual % growth	2.85 %		[70th of 164]

Interesting facts on Costa Rican Agriculture

• Costa Rica leads the world in per capita exports of bananas, cassava, melons, and pineapples to the United States. Unsuprisingly, they’re also first in pesticide use.

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