Urban area long term, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban area long term, per capita in Costa Rica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area long term, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0002 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0002 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1960.
Costa Rica ranks 41st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban area long term, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0002 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 99% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0002 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2987 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.406 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0907 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area long term, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0002 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1960.
- How does Costa Rica rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.