Agricultural area per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural area per capita was 0.3315 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3315
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
117th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 1982
All-time low
0.3315
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3315 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3315, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 117th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural area per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9864 | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9584 | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9681 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.9803 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9981 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.9683 | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9864 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 1 | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.01 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9992 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9736 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.03 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1 | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.03 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.03 | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9778 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9272 | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8777 | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8298 | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7813 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7043 | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6882 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6577 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6275 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.607 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5793 | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5513 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5276 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5062 | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4889 | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4673 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4572 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.448 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4419 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4338 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4236 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.42 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4109 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4038 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4036 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3993 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3946 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3885 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3819 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3744 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3651 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3581 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3514 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3473 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3435 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3402 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3365 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.333 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3315 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9843 | 0.9584 | 1.01 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.9736 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9629 | 0.7813 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5938 | 0.4889 | 0.7043 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.431 | 0.4036 | 0.4673 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3704 | 0.3435 | 0.3993 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3353 | 0.3315 | 0.3402 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2027 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 3.37 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.37 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural area per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3315 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 1982.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3315 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 117th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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