Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 sq. km per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
142nd
of 211 countries
All-time high
0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP
in 1962
All-time low
0 sq. km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica stood at 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 41.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

That places Costa Rica 142nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per US$ of GDP Change
1961 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP —
1962 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP +2.3%
1963 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -6.4%
1964 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -5.7%
1965 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -8.5%
1966 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1967 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.5%
1968 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -9.6%
1969 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -9.3%
1970 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP -13.3%
1971 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -8.6%
1972 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -13.0%
1973 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -19.0%
1974 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -8.3%
1975 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -15.0%
1976 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -18.7%
1977 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -21.5%
1978 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -12.8%
1979 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -12.7%
1980 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -16.5%
1981 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP +84.1%
1982 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP +0.7%
1983 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -17.2%
1984 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -14.0%
1985 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -6.6%
1986 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1987 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -2.5%
1988 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1989 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -12.1%
1990 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -8.1%
1991 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -20.8%
1992 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -15.9%
1993 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -10.3%
1994 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -8.8%
1995 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -9.4%
1996 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -0.9%
1997 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.4%
1998 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.8%
1999 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2000 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -5.1%
2001 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2002 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2003 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -4.0%
2004 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.2%
2005 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.1%
2006 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -11.8%
2007 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -15.5%
2008 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2009 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2010 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -18.4%
2011 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -11.9%
2012 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2013 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.3%
2014 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -2.1%
2015 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2016 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -4.1%
2017 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -2.8%
2018 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2019 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -3.4%
2020 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP +3.1%
2021 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2022 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -7.6%
2023 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP -18.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1981 +84.1% 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 9
1970s 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP 10
1980s 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 139 Croatia 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 140 El Salvador 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 141 Tuvalu 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 143 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 144 French Polynesia 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 145 Greece 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica?
Land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Costa Rica was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1962.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Costa Rica rank for land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 142nd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP
Unit
sq. km per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 13,797 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.