Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.3415 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.3415 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 hectares per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3415 hectares per person, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 99th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.05 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.01 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.9864 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9584 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9681 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9803 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9981 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9683 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9864 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.01 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9992 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9736 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.03 hectares per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.01 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.03 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.05 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.06 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.03 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.03 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9777 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9271 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8777 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8298 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7812 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7043 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6881 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6577 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6275 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.607 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5793 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5513 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5276 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5062 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4889 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4673 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4572 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.448 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4419 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4338 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4236 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.42 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4109 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4038 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4036 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3993 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3946 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3885 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3819 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3744 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3672 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3651 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3625 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3595 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3554 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.352 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3504 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3482 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3459 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3436 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3415 hectares per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.991 hectares per person | 0.9584 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.9736 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9628 hectares per person | 0.7812 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5938 hectares per person | 0.4889 hectares per person | 0.7043 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.431 hectares per person | 0.4036 hectares per person | 0.4673 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3748 hectares per person | 0.3554 hectares per person | 0.3993 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3469 hectares per person | 0.3415 hectares per person | 0.352 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0996 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1685 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 672.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3415 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3415 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.