Agriculture — Area, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, agriculture — area, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0003 1000 ha per person. 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 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0011 1000 ha per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 ha per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.