Land area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land area was 5,106 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5,106
World rank
119th
of 219 countries
All-time high
5,106
in 1990
All-time low
5,106
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in Costa Rica is 5,106, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Costa Rica peaked at 5,106 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,106, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 119th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,106 | — |
| 2000 | 5,106 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,106 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,106 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,106 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5,106 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,106 | 5,106 | 5,106 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,106 | 5,106 | 5,106 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,106 | 5,106 | 5,106 | 2 |
| 2020s | 5,106 | 5,106 | 5,106 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More development goals data for Costa Rica
- Red List Index 0.8353 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.55 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,219 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 468 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Costa Rica?
- Land area in Costa Rica was 5,106 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 5,106 in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,106 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 119th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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