Anexo:Cantones de Costa Rica por superficie
(Redirigido desde «Área de los cantones de Costa Rica»)
El siguiente cuadro muestra el área que ocupa cada uno de los cantones de Costa Rica, ordenados de mayor a menor. Los datos están basados en la información suministrada por el Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos de Costa Rica, para agosto del 2001, y con cambios dados desde el 2020 en la creación de 2 nuevos cantones.
| Posición | Cantón | Provincia | Cantón n.º | Área km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Carlos | Alajuela | 10 | 3347.98 |
| 2 | Talamanca | Limón | 4 | 2809.93 |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | Puntarenas | 3 | 2384.22 |
| 4 | Pococí | Limón | 2 | 2178.49 |
| 5 | Sarapiquí | Heredia | 10 | 2140.54 |
| 6 | Osa | Puntarenas | 5 | 1930.24 |
| 7 | Pérez Zeledón | San José | 19 | 1905.51 |
| 8 | Puntarenas | Puntarenas | 1 | 1789.33 |
| 9 | Limón | Limón | 1 | 1765.79 |
| 10 | Turrialba | Cartago | 5 | 1642.67 |
| 11 | Upala | Alajuela | 13 | 1580.67 |
| 12 | Liberia | Guanacaste | 1 | 1436.47 |
| 13 | La Cruz | Guanacaste | 10 | 1383.90 |
| 14 | Los Chiles | Alajuela | 14 | 1358.86 |
| 15 | Nicoya | Guanacaste | 2 | 1333.68 |
| 16 | Santa Cruz | Guanacaste | 3 | 1312.27 |
| 17 | Bagaces | Guanacaste | 4 | 1273.49 |
| 18 | Golfito | Puntarenas | 7 | 1033.96 |
| 19 | San Ramón | Alajuela | 2 | 1018.64 |
| 20 | Coto Brus | Puntarenas | 8 | 933.91 |
| 21 | Siquirres | Limón | 3 | 860.19 |
| 22 | Guácimo | Limón | 6 | 801.48 |
| 23 | Matina | Limón | 5 | 772.64 |
| 24 | Guatuso | Alajuela | 15 | 758.32 |
| 25 | Puerto Jiménez | Puntarenas | 13 | 722.56 |
| 26 | Cañas | Guanacaste | 6 | 682.20 |
| 27 | Abangares | Guanacaste | 7 | 675.76 |
| 28 | Tilarán | Guanacaste | 8 | 638.39 |
| 29 | Corredores | Puntarenas | 10 | 620.60 |
| 30 | Carrillo | Guanacaste | 5 | 577.54 |
| 31 | Nandayure | Guanacaste | 9 | 565.59 |
| 32 | Puriscal | San José | 4 | 553.66 |
| 33 | Quepos | Puntarenas | 6 | 543.77 |
| 34 | Parrita | Puntarenas | 9 | 478.79 |
| 35 | Turrubares | San José | 16 | 415.29 |
| 36 | Paraíso | Cartago | 2 | 411.91 |
| 37 | Dota | San José | 17 | 400.22 |
| 38 | Alajuela | Alajuela | 1 | 388.43 |
| 39 | Acosta | San José | 12 | 342.24 |
| 40 | Garabito | Puntarenas | 11 | 316.31 |
| 41 | Tarrazú | San José | 5 | 297.50 |
| 42 | Cartago | Cartago | 1 | 287.77 |
| 43 | Jiménez | Cartago | 4 | 286.43 |
| 44 | Heredia | Heredia | 1 | 282.60 |
| 45 | Hojancha | Guanacaste | 11 | 261.42 |
| 46 | Río Cuarto | Alajuela | 16 | 254.2 |
| 47 | Montes de Oro | Puntarenas | 4 | 244.76 |
| 48 | Vázquez de Coronado | San José | 11 | 222.20 |
| 49 | Esparza | Puntarenas | 2 | 216.80 |
| 50 | Oreamuno | Cartago | 7 | 202.31 |
| 51 | El Guarco | Cartago | 8 | 167.69 |
| 52 | Aserrí | San José | 6 | 167.10 |
| 53 | Mora | San José | 7 | 162.04 |
| 54 | Zarcero | Alajuela | 11 | 155.13 |
| 55 | Orotina | Alajuela | 9 | 141.92 |
| 56 | Grecia | Alajuela | 3 | 141.52 |
| 57 | Atenas | Alajuela | 5 | 127.19 |
| 58 | Naranjo | Alajuela | 6 | 126.62 |
| 59 | San Mateo | Alajuela | 4 | 125.90 |
| 60 | León Cortés Castro | San José | 20 | 120.80 |
| 61 | Sarchí | Alajuela | 12 | 120.25 |
| 62 | Desamparados | San José | 3 | 118.26 |
| 63 | Alvarado | Cartago | 6 | 81.06 |
| 64 | Poás | Alajuela | 8 | 73.84 |
| 65 | Santa Ana | San José | 9 | 61.42 |
| 66 | Barva | Heredia | 2 | 53.80 |
| 67 | Santa Bárbara | Heredia | 4 | 53.21 |
| 68 | Monteverde | Puntarenas | 12 | 53.05 |
| 69 | San Rafael | Heredia | 5 | 48.39 |
| 70 | La Unión | Cartago | 3 | 44.83 |
| 71 | San José | San José | 1 | 44.62 |
| 72 | Palmares | Alajuela | 7 | 38.06 |
| 73 | Escazú | San José | 2 | 34.49 |
| 74 | Goicoechea | San José | 8 | 31.50 |
| 75 | Moravia | San José | 14 | 28.62 |
| 76 | San Isidro | Heredia | 6 | 26.96 |
| 77 | Santo Domingo | Heredia | 3 | 24.84 |
| 78 | Alajuelita | San José | 10 | 21.17 |
| 79 | Curridabat | San José | 18 | 15.95 |
| 80 | Montes de Oca | San José | 15 | 15.16 |
| 81 | Belén | Heredia | 7 | 12.15 |
| 82 | Tibás | San José | 13 | 8.15 |
| 83 | San Pablo | Heredia | 9 | 7.53 |
| 84 | Flores | Heredia | 8 | 6.96 |
| Total | 51,100.00 |