Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
23,000 million colones in coffee and 1,982 million in rice is the economic impact of the recent rains in Costa Rica (La Nación, 2024).
The 1.6% annual decline in Costa Rica's Total Factor Productivity (TFP) between 2012 and 2021 contributed to agricultural output growth of only 0.6% per year, driven by increased use of primary factors and, to a lesser extent, variable inputs (OECD, 2024).
A comparative study conducted by the University of Costa Rica (UCR) analyzes agroecological practices in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, highlighting the role of cultural agricultural management and ancestral knowledge in farm sustainability. Through interviews and field observation, it identifies key categories such as soil fertility, productive diversification, biological control, and resourc...
More than 10% increase in adult obesity was recorded in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and Haiti between 2000 and 2016 (FAO et al., 2023).
11.39 kha is the average annual loss of tree cover in Costa Rica as a direct result of agriculture between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
250.53 kha is the total loss of tree cover in Costa Rica as a direct result of agriculture over 20 years (GFW, 2024).
103.05 MtCO₂ was the greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation due to agricultural expansion in Costa Rica between 2001 and 2022 (GFW, 2024).
76% of the surface in Costa Rica is composed of natural forest covering 3.73 Mha (GFW, 2024).
1.17 Gt is the total carbon storage in Costa Rica, with most of the carbon stored in soil (GFW, 2024).
0.25% (9.17 kha) of Costa Rica's land cover corresponds to agricultural land and 5.3% to pasture (196 kha) (GFW, 2024).
