FACTOID # 4: 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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Central America and the Caribbean > Costa Rica > Agriculture

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

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SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2001; World Development Indicators database; World Resources Institute; Agri-Food Business Development Centre; United States Department of Agriculture; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica

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