Land area — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land area — Area was 5,056 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, land area — area in Costa Rica stood at 5,056 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Costa Rica peaked at 5,106 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,056 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Costa Rica 147th out of 267 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area — Area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,106 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,106 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,056 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 5,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,056 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 5,056 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,049 1000 ha, 1.7× the median. (81 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 5,056 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,176 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 5,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,066 1000 ha | 5,056 1000 ha | 5,106 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 land area — area in Costa Rica?
- Land area — area in Costa Rica was 5,056 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,106 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,056 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land area — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Land 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.