What is land area in Costa Rica?

Land area in Costa Rica was 51,060 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Costa Rica?

The highest recorded value was 51,060 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Costa Rica?

The lowest recorded value was 51,060 sq. km in 1961.

How does Costa Rica rank for land area?

Costa Rica ranks 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Costa Rica

Name: Land area in Costa Rica
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Costa Rica: Land area was 51,060 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

51,060 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

127th

of 216 countries

All-time high

51,060 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

51,060 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Costa Rica, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 51,060 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Costa Rica peaked at 51,060 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 51,060 sq. km, in 1961.

Costa Rica ranks 127th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	9
1970s	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	10
1980s	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	10
1990s	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	10
2000s	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	10
2010s	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	10
2020s	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	51,060 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

124 Croatia 55,960 sq. km compare
125 Togo 54,390 sq. km compare
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51,200 sq. km compare
128 Dominican Republic 48,198 sq. km compare
129 Slovakia 48,080 sq. km compare
130 Estonia 42,730 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Costa Rica

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Rural population 20.3% (2025)
Rural population growth -1.6% (2025)
Rural population 1.04 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.46 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 18,980 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,807 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 72,256 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Costa Rica?: Land area in Costa Rica was 51,060 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Costa Rica?: The highest recorded value was 51,060 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Costa Rica?: The lowest recorded value was 51,060 sq. km in 1961.
How does Costa Rica rank for land area?: Costa Rica ranks 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.