Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Land area in square kilometers, per capita was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.01 sq. km per person
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
113th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0371 sq. km per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.01 sq. km per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

0.010.020.030.04196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.01 sq. km 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 area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0371 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.01 sq. km per person, in 2023.

That places Costa Rica 113th out of 215 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 area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961 to 2023.
Year sq. km per person Change
1961 0.0371 sq. km per person
1962 0.0357 sq. km per person -3.6%
1963 0.0345 sq. km per person -3.5%
1964 0.0333 sq. km per person -3.4%
1965 0.0322 sq. km per person -3.3%
1966 0.0312 sq. km per person -3.2%
1967 0.0302 sq. km per person -3.0%
1968 0.0293 sq. km per person -2.9%
1969 0.0285 sq. km per person -2.8%
1970 0.0278 sq. km per person -2.7%
1971 0.027 sq. km per person -2.6%
1972 0.0263 sq. km per person -2.6%
1973 0.0257 sq. km per person -2.5%
1974 0.025 sq. km per person -2.5%
1975 0.0244 sq. km per person -2.5%
1976 0.0238 sq. km per person -2.6%
1977 0.0232 sq. km per person -2.6%
1978 0.0225 sq. km per person -2.6%
1979 0.0219 sq. km per person -2.7%
1980 0.0214 sq. km per person -2.7%
1981 0.0208 sq. km per person -2.7%
1982 0.0202 sq. km per person -2.7%
1983 0.0197 sq. km per person -2.7%
1984 0.0191 sq. km per person -2.7%
1985 0.0186 sq. km per person -2.7%
1986 0.0181 sq. km per person -2.7%
1987 0.0177 sq. km per person -2.6%
1988 0.0172 sq. km per person -2.5%
1989 0.0168 sq. km per person -2.5%
1990 0.0164 sq. km per person -2.5%
1991 0.0159 sq. km per person -2.5%
1992 0.0155 sq. km per person -2.5%
1993 0.0152 sq. km per person -2.5%
1994 0.0148 sq. km per person -2.4%
1995 0.0144 sq. km per person -2.4%
1996 0.0141 sq. km per person -2.3%
1997 0.0138 sq. km per person -2.2%
1998 0.0135 sq. km per person -2.1%
1999 0.0132 sq. km per person -2.1%
2000 0.013 sq. km per person -1.9%
2001 0.0127 sq. km per person -1.8%
2002 0.0125 sq. km per person -1.6%
2003 0.0123 sq. km per person -1.5%
2004 0.0122 sq. km per person -1.5%
2005 0.012 sq. km per person -1.4%
2006 0.0118 sq. km per person -1.4%
2007 0.0117 sq. km per person -1.3%
2008 0.0115 sq. km per person -1.3%
2009 0.0113 sq. km per person -1.3%
2010 0.0112 sq. km per person -1.2%
2011 0.0111 sq. km per person -1.2%
2012 0.0109 sq. km per person -1.2%
2013 0.0108 sq. km per person -1.1%
2014 0.0107 sq. km per person -1.1%
2015 0.0106 sq. km per person -1.1%
2016 0.0105 sq. km per person -1.0%
2017 0.0104 sq. km per person -0.9%
2018 0.0103 sq. km per person -0.9%
2019 0.0102 sq. km per person -0.8%
2020 0.0101 sq. km per person -0.7%
2021 0.0101 sq. km per person -0.5%
2022 0.01 sq. km per person -0.4%
2023 0.01 sq. km per person -0.5%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.01 sq. km per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0069 sq. km per person, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.01 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0097 sq. km per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0324 sq. km per person 0.0285 sq. km per person 0.0371 sq. km per person 9
1970s 0.0248 sq. km per person 0.0219 sq. km per person 0.0278 sq. km per person 10
1980s 0.019 sq. km per person 0.0168 sq. km per person 0.0214 sq. km per person 10
1990s 0.0147 sq. km per person 0.0132 sq. km per person 0.0164 sq. km per person 10
2000s 0.0121 sq. km per person 0.0113 sq. km per person 0.013 sq. km per person 10
2010s 0.0107 sq. km per person 0.0102 sq. km per person 0.0112 sq. km per person 10
2020s 0.0101 sq. km per person 0.01 sq. km per person 0.0101 sq. km per person 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 110 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0102 sq. km per person compare
  2. 111 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0102 sq. km per person compare
  3. 112 Cambodia 0.0101 sq. km per person compare
  4. 114 Iraq 0.0096 sq. km per person compare
  5. 115 Hungary 0.0095 sq. km per person compare
  6. 116 Armenia 0.0095 sq. km per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica?
Land area in square kilometers, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.0371 sq. km per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometers, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 sq. km per person in 2023.
How does Costa Rica rank for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometers, 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 area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
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Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.