Country area — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Country area — Area was 5,110 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Costa Rica is 5,110 1000 ha, 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, country area — area in Costa Rica peaked at 5,110 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,110 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Costa Rica 148th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Country area — Area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,110 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,110 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5,110 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,069 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5,110 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,200 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 5,110 1000 ha | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area in Costa Rica?
- Country area — area in Costa Rica was 5,110 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,110 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,110 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for country area — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 148th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.