Cropland — Area, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0001 1000 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2008.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd of 185 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.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0001 1000 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.