Forestland — Area, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forestland — Area, per capita was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0006 1000 ha per person for forestland — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
Costa Rica ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0006 1000 ha per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0006 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 51 Uruguay 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 52 South Sudan 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 53 Slovenia 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 55 North Macedonia 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 56 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0006 1000 ha per person compare
- 57 Honduras 0.0005 1000 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Forestland — area, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forestland — area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forestland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.