Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.01 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.01 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
95th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0371 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.01 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.01 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0371 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.01 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 95th of 181 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 — Land area, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0345 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0322 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0312 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.025 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0244 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0232 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0202 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0177 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0144 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0127 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.01 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 Square kilometres per person, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.01 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0324 Square kilometres per person | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | 0.0371 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | 0.0278 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.019 Square kilometres per person | 0.0168 Square kilometres per person | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 92 Spain 0.0103 Square kilometres per person compare
- 93 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0102 Square kilometres per person compare
- 94 Cambodia 0.0101 Square kilometres per person compare
- 96 Iraq 0.0096 Square kilometres per person compare
- 97 Hungary 0.0095 Square kilometres per person compare
- 98 Armenia 0.0095 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 — land area, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.01 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0371 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 95th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area 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 — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.