Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0022 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
71st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0086 Square kilometres per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.0022 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Costa Rica is 0.0022 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0086 Square kilometres per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 71st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.003 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0025 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0022 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 2.3× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0022 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 Square kilometres per person | 0.0029 Square kilometres per person | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 Square kilometres per person | 0.0024 Square kilometres per person | 0.0028 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 0.0022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0023 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 68 Cuba 0.0026 Square kilometres per person compare
- 69 Greece 0.0024 Square kilometres per person compare
- 70 Azerbaijan 0.0024 Square kilometres per person compare
- 72 Liberia 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 73 Andorra 0.0022 Square kilometres per person compare
- 74 Bulgaria 0.0021 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0086 Square kilometres per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. 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 Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.