What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 0.3616 hectares per person in 1960.

What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0996 hectares per person in 2025.

How does Costa Rica rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?

Costa Rica ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica

Name: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Costa Rica: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.0996 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0996 hectares per person

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

131st

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.3616 hectares per person

in 1960

All-time low

0.0996 hectares per person

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Cropland extent 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 cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0996 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.3616 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0996 hectares per person, in 2025.

Costa Rica ranks 131st 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.

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per person	Change
1960	0.3616 hectares per person	—
1961	0.3484 hectares per person	-3.7%
1962	0.3393 hectares per person	-2.6%
1963	0.3273 hectares per person	-3.5%
1964	0.3162 hectares per person	-3.4%
1965	0.3058 hectares per person	-3.3%
1966	0.2961 hectares per person	-3.2%
1967	0.2877 hectares per person	-2.8%
1968	0.2794 hectares per person	-2.9%
1969	0.2739 hectares per person	-2.0%
1970	0.2681 hectares per person	-2.1%
1971	0.2632 hectares per person	-1.8%
1972	0.2564 hectares per person	-2.6%
1973	0.2464 hectares per person	-3.9%
1974	0.2402 hectares per person	-2.5%
1975	0.2351 hectares per person	-2.1%
1976	0.2305 hectares per person	-2.0%
1977	0.2254 hectares per person	-2.2%
1978	0.2208 hectares per person	-2.0%
1979	0.2162 hectares per person	-2.1%
1980	0.2117 hectares per person	-2.1%
1981	0.2072 hectares per person	-2.1%
1982	0.2028 hectares per person	-2.1%
1983	0.1984 hectares per person	-2.1%
1984	0.1942 hectares per person	-2.1%
1985	0.1907 hectares per person	-1.8%
1986	0.1867 hectares per person	-2.1%
1987	0.1818 hectares per person	-2.6%
1988	0.1762 hectares per person	-3.1%
1989	0.1676 hectares per person	-4.9%
1990	0.1634 hectares per person	-2.5%
1991	0.1608 hectares per person	-1.6%
1992	0.1553 hectares per person	-3.4%
1993	0.1485 hectares per person	-4.4%
1994	0.1507 hectares per person	+1.5%
1995	0.1443 hectares per person	-4.3%
1996	0.1368 hectares per person	-5.2%
1997	0.1324 hectares per person	-3.2%
1998	0.1295 hectares per person	-2.1%
1999	0.1295 hectares per person	-0.1%
2000	0.1244 hectares per person	-3.9%
2001	0.1222 hectares per person	-1.8%
2002	0.1202 hectares per person	-1.6%
2003	0.1208 hectares per person	+0.5%
2004	0.119 hectares per person	-1.5%
2005	0.115 hectares per person	-3.4%
2006	0.1169 hectares per person	+1.6%
2007	0.1141 hectares per person	-2.3%
2008	0.1126 hectares per person	-1.3%
2009	0.1178 hectares per person	+4.6%
2010	0.1185 hectares per person	+0.6%
2011	0.1187 hectares per person	+0.1%
2012	0.1173 hectares per person	-1.2%
2013	0.1168 hectares per person	-0.4%
2014	0.1156 hectares per person	-1.1%
2015	0.1142 hectares per person	-1.2%
2016	0.1144 hectares per person	+0.2%
2017	0.111 hectares per person	-3.0%
2018	0.1081 hectares per person	-2.6%
2019	0.1061 hectares per person	-1.9%
2020	0.1044 hectares per person	-1.5%
2021	0.1041 hectares per person	-0.3%
2022	0.1029 hectares per person	-1.2%
2023	0.1017 hectares per person	-1.1%
2024	0.1007 hectares per person	-1.0%
2025	0.0996 hectares per person	-1.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3135 hectares per person	0.2739 hectares per person	0.3616 hectares per person	10
1970s	0.2402 hectares per person	0.2162 hectares per person	0.2681 hectares per person	10
1980s	0.1917 hectares per person	0.1676 hectares per person	0.2117 hectares per person	10
1990s	0.1451 hectares per person	0.1295 hectares per person	0.1634 hectares per person	10
2000s	0.1183 hectares per person	0.1126 hectares per person	0.1244 hectares per person	10
2010s	0.1141 hectares per person	0.1061 hectares per person	0.1187 hectares per person	10
2020s	0.1022 hectares per person	0.0996 hectares per person	0.1044 hectares per person	6

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

128 Dominican Republic 0.1069 hectares per person compare
129 Cape Verde 0.1024 hectares per person compare
130 Botswana 0.1024 hectares per person compare
132 Saudi Arabia 0.0992 hectares per person compare
133 Colombia 0.0976 hectares per person compare
134 Philippines 0.0963 hectares per person compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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)
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)
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3415 hectares per person (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)

All data for Costa Rica →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica?: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0996 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 0.3616 hectares per person in 1960.
What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0996 hectares per person in 2025.
How does Costa Rica rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland extent 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.

Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total

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Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Cropland extent 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.