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Land area — Costa Rica

Land area in Costa Rica in 2023 — 51,060 km². Ranked 127 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 51,060 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 127of 215
Period maximum 51,060 km²1961
Period minimum 51,060 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Costa Rica, 1961–202345,00050,00055,00060,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 51,060 km²1963: 51,060 km²1965: 51,060 km²1967: 51,060 km²1969: 51,060 km²1971: 51,060 km²1973: 51,060 km²1975: 51,060 km²1977: 51,060 km²1979: 51,060 km²1981: 51,060 km²1983: 51,060 km²1985: 51,060 km²1987: 51,060 km²1989: 51,060 km²1991: 51,060 km²1993: 51,060 km²1995: 51,060 km²1997: 51,060 km²1999: 51,060 km²2001: 51,060 km²2003: 51,060 km²2005: 51,060 km²2007: 51,060 km²2009: 51,060 km²2011: 51,060 km²2013: 51,060 km²2015: 51,060 km²2017: 51,060 km²2019: 51,060 km²2021: 51,060 km²2023: 51,060 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Costa Rica

Costa Rica 51,060 km²
World 130M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 20.06M km²
Central America computed 2.45M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Costa Rica, by year Costa Rica All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 51,060 +0 +0%
2022 51,060 +0 +0%
2021 51,060 +0 +0%
2020 51,060 +0 +0%
2019 51,060 +0 +0%
2018 51,060 +0 +0%
2017 51,060 +0 +0%
2016 51,060 +0 +0%
2015 51,060 +0 +0%
2014 51,060 +0 +0%
2013 51,060 +0 +0%
2012 51,060 +0 +0%
2011 51,060 +0 +0%
2010 51,060 +0 +0%
2009 51,060 +0 +0%
2008 51,060 +0 +0%
2007 51,060 +0 +0%
2006 51,060 +0 +0%
2005 51,060 +0 +0%
2004 51,060 +0 +0%
2003 51,060 +0 +0%
2002 51,060 +0 +0%
2001 51,060 +0 +0%
2000 51,060 +0 +0%
1999 51,060 +0 +0%
1998 51,060 +0 +0%
1997 51,060 +0 +0%
1996 51,060 +0 +0%
1995 51,060 +0 +0%
1994 51,060 +0 +0%
1993 51,060 +0 +0%
1992 51,060 +0 +0%
1991 51,060 +0 +0%
1990 51,060 +0 +0%
1989 51,060 +0 +0%
1988 51,060 +0 +0%
1987 51,060 +0 +0%
1986 51,060 +0 +0%
1985 51,060 +0 +0%
1984 51,060 +0 +0%
1983 51,060 +0 +0%
1982 51,060 +0 +0%
1981 51,060 +0 +0%
1980 51,060 +0 +0%
1979 51,060 +0 +0%
1978 51,060 +0 +0%
1977 51,060 +0 +0%
1976 51,060 +0 +0%
1975 51,060 +0 +0%
1974 51,060 +0 +0%
1973 51,060 +0 +0%
1972 51,060 +0 +0%
1971 51,060 +0 +0%
1970 51,060 +0 +0%
1969 51,060 +0 +0%
1968 51,060 +0 +0%
1967 51,060 +0 +0%
1966 51,060 +0 +0%
1965 51,060 +0 +0%
1964 51,060 +0 +0%
1963 51,060 +0 +0%
1962 51,060 +0 +0%
1961 51,060 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 1.94M NI Nicaragua 120,340 HN Honduras 111,890 GT Guatemala 107,160 PA Panama 74,180 CR Costa Rica 51,060 BZ Belize 22,810 SV El Salvador 20,720
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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