Agricultural land use, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.3315 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3315 hectares per person for agricultural land use, 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 land use, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 1.06 hectares per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3315 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 113th out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 hectares per person | — |
| 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 | 0.9778 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9272 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.8777 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8298 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7813 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7043 hectares per person | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6882 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 | 0.3651 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3581 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3514 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3473 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3435 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3402 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3365 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.333 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3315 hectares per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9843 hectares per person | 0.9584 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 hectares per person | 0.9736 hectares per person | 1.05 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9629 hectares per person | 0.7813 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 | 0.3704 hectares per person | 0.3435 hectares per person | 0.3993 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3353 hectares per person | 0.3315 hectares per person | 0.3402 hectares per person | 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.3315 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 hectares per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3315 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.