Forestland — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forestland — Area was 2,990 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Costa Rica is 2,990 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Costa Rica peaked at 2,990 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,759 1000 ha, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 88th of 223 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.
Forestland — Area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,759 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,777 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,786 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,795 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,804 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,813 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,822 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,831 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,840 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,849 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,852 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,859 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,862 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,865 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,868 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,871 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,874 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,878 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,881 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,895 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,910 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,925 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,940 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,954 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,958 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,962 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,965 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,969 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,972 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,976 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,979 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,983 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,986 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,990 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,799 1000 ha | 2,759 1000 ha | 2,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,863 1000 ha | 2,849 1000 ha | 2,878 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,936 1000 ha | 2,881 1000 ha | 2,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,981 1000 ha | 2,972 1000 ha | 2,990 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 forestland — area in Costa Rica?
- Forestland — area in Costa Rica was 2,990 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,990 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,759 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forestland — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 88th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area 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 Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).