NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Costa Rica (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2003

730.96

#30

2002

726.89

#30

2001

721.88

#30

2000

715.91

#32

1999

710.61

#32

1998

704.27

#33

1997

697.21

#34

1996

689.88

#35

1995

682.62

#37

1994

666.54

#33

1993

665.25

#31

1992

610.67

#36

1991

585.47

#41

1990

583.2

#40

1989

580.33

#41

1988

535.75

#48

1987

522.84

#48

1986

518.95

#47

1985

514.74

#48

1984

509

#49

1983

499.59

#48

1982

490.22

#48

1981

480.97

#51

1980

471.9

#51

1979

461.87

#51

1978

452.11

#54

1977

442.69

#54

1976

433.77

#58

1975

425.39

#58

1974

418.62

#58

1973

412.34

#58

1972

403.46

#59

1971

397.42

#60

1970

391.05

#58

1969

384.91

#58

1968

378.38

#60

1967

371.44

#60

1966

364.11

#61

1965

356.43

#62

1964

346.73

#63

1963

336.78

#65

1962

326.74

#67

1961

316.89

#69

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.