Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita was 0.0011 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0011 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
116th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0035 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0011 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0011 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0035 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 116th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.002 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0011 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 Square kilometres per person, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0011 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 Square kilometres per person, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 0.0021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 114 Saudi Arabia 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 115 Rwanda 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 117 Botswana 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 118 Congo 0.0011 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 French Polynesia 0.001 Square kilometres per person 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)
- 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 use hidden — cropland, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Land use hidden — cropland, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0011 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0035 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land use hidden — cropland, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Land use hidden — Cropland, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.