Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0542 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0544 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0546 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0547 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0549 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0551 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0553 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0554 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0559 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0562 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0563 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0573 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0579 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0579 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.033 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0498 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0556 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0561 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0558 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0575 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0564 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0581 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 25 Zambia 0.0606 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Brazil 0.0589 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Seychelles 0.0586 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Belize 0.0583 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 United States Virgin Islands 0.0582 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Malaysia 0.0578 1000 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Forestland — area, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0584 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.054 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forestland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forestland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.