Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.01 sq. km per person for surface area (sq. km), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0371 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.01 sq. km per person, in 2024.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0371 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0357 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0345 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0333 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0322 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0312 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0286 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0278 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0264 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0251 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0238 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0232 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0226 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.022 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0202 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0197 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0192 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0177 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.016 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0145 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0135 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.013 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0122 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.012 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.011 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.01 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0086 sq. km per person, 1.2× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.01 sq. km per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0325 sq. km per person | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 0.0371 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 sq. km per person | 0.022 sq. km per person | 0.0278 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.019 sq. km per person | 0.0168 sq. km per person | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 sq. km per person | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0164 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 sq. km per person | 0.0114 sq. km per person | 0.013 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 0.01 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Costa Rica?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Costa Rica was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0371 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.