What is the highest surface area recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 51,100 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest surface area recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 51,100 sq. km in 1961.

How does Costa Rica rank for surface area?

Costa Rica ranks 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.

Is surface area rising or falling in Costa Rica?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Surface area (sq. km) in Costa Rica

Name: Surface area (sq. km) in Costa Rica
Creator: 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)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Surface area (sq. km) was 51,100 sq. km in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)

51,100 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

128th

of 216 countries

All-time high

51,100 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

51,100 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Surface area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024

Source: 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). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for surface area in Costa Rica is 51,100 sq. km, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, surface area in Costa Rica peaked at 51,100 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 51,100 sq. km, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 128th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Surface area (sq. km) in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Surface area (sq. km) in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2024.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	51,100 sq. km	—
1962	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%
2024	51,100 sq. km	+0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

Costa Rica's 51,100 sq. km is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,689 sq. km, 1.7× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Costa Rica's 51,100 sq. km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25,358 sq. km, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	9
1970s	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	10
1980s	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	10
1990s	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	10
2000s	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	10
2010s	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	10
2020s	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	51,100 sq. km	5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

125 Latvia 64,590 sq. km compare
126 Togo 56,785 sq. km compare
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,210 sq. km compare
129 Slovakia 49,030 sq. km compare
130 Estonia 45,340 sq. km compare
131 Denmark 42,920 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is surface area in Costa Rica?: Surface area in Costa Rica was 51,100 sq. km in 2024, according to 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).
What is the highest surface area recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 51,100 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest surface area recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 51,100 sq. km in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for surface area?: Costa Rica ranks 128th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is surface area rising or falling in Costa Rica?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?: The figures come from 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), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 16,669 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 November 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.