Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 13.2%
World rank
107th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6887 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2000
All-time low
0.047 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Costa Rica is 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6887 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.047 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 107th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.047 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.049 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.047 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0705 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0666 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0646 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0685 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0979 metric tons per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0803 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1586 metric tons per square kilometre | +97.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2068 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2458 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2421 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3046 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3167 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.278 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3014 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4434 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4067 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3217 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3136 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2461 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2175 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.321 metric tons per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3992 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4495 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3324 metric tons per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3265 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3335 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3598 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3142 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3136 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3167 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3356 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3416 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4766 metric tons per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5228 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.483 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5489 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6887 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6662 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6472 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5788 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3917 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4209 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3759 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3868 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4192 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3881 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3509 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2728 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2947 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3635 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2888 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2889 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2306 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2448 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2825 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.348 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5225 metric tons per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5797 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6594 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 metric tons per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9469 metric tons per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0657 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.047 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0979 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2904 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1586 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4434 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3261 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2175 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4495 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4013 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3136 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5489 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4963 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3759 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6887 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2965 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2306 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3635 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5835 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5225 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6594 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 104 Haiti 0.5958 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 105 Turkey 0.59 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 106 Belgium 0.5898 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 108 Poland 0.5609 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 109 Papua New Guinea 0.5529 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 110 Tanzania 0.5434 metric tons per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.5724 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6887 metric tons per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.047 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fisheries production Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.