Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 341.15 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 341.15 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Costa Rica peaked at 341.15 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 314.8 million t, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 69th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 314.8 million t | — |
| 1991 | 315.83 million t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 316.86 million t | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 317.89 million t | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 318.92 million t | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 319.96 million t | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 320.99 million t | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 322.02 million t | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 323.05 million t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 324.08 million t | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 325.11 million t | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 325.47 million t | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 325.83 million t | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 326.2 million t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 326.56 million t | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 326.92 million t | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 327.28 million t | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 327.64 million t | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 328.01 million t | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 328.37 million t | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 328.73 million t | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 330.41 million t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 332.09 million t | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 333.78 million t | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 335.46 million t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 337.14 million t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 337.54 million t | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 337.94 million t | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 338.34 million t | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 338.74 million t | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 339.14 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 339.54 million t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 339.94 million t | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 340.35 million t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 340.75 million t | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 341.15 million t | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 319.44 million t | 314.8 million t | 324.08 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 326.74 million t | 325.11 million t | 328.37 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 335.02 million t | 328.73 million t | 338.74 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 340.14 million t | 339.14 million t | 341.15 million t | 6 |
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More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.34 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Costa Rica?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Costa Rica was 341.15 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 341.15 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 314.8 million t in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.