Index of forest extent, Index in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Index of forest extent, Index was 106.44 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
106.44
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
57th
of 223 countries
All-time high
106.44
in 2023
All-time low
98.61
in 2000
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Index of forest extent, Index in Costa Rica, 1992–2023

02550751001992200720231992: 1001993: 99.81994: 99.71995: 99.51996: 99.31997: 99.11998: 991999: 98.82000: 98.62001: 98.72002: 98.72003: 98.82004: 98.82005: 98.92006: 98.92007: 992008: 992009: 992010: 99.12011: 99.72012: 100.22013: 100.82014: 101.42015: 101.92016: 102.52017: 103.12018: 103.62019: 104.22020: 104.72021: 105.32022: 105.92023: 106.4

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2023, index of forest extent, index in Costa Rica stood at 106.44. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, index of forest extent, index in Costa Rica peaked at 106.44 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 98.61, in 2000.

That places Costa Rica 57th out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Index of forest extent, Index in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable) in Costa Rica, 1992 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1992 100
1993 99.83 -0.2%
1994 99.65 -0.2%
1995 99.48 -0.2%
1996 99.31 -0.2%
1997 99.13 -0.2%
1998 98.96 -0.2%
1999 98.79 -0.2%
2000 98.61 -0.2%
2001 98.66 +0.0%
2002 98.71 +0.0%
2003 98.76 +0.0%
2004 98.81 +0.0%
2005 98.86 +0.0%
2006 98.9 +0.0%
2007 98.95 +0.0%
2008 99 +0.0%
2009 99.05 +0.0%
2010 99.1 +0.0%
2011 99.66 +0.6%
2012 100.23 +0.6%
2013 100.79 +0.6%
2014 101.36 +0.6%
2015 101.92 +0.6%
2016 102.49 +0.6%
2017 103.05 +0.6%
2018 103.62 +0.5%
2019 104.18 +0.5%
2020 104.75 +0.5%
2021 105.31 +0.5%
2022 105.88 +0.5%
2023 106.44 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.39 98.79 100 8
2000s 98.83 98.61 99.05 10
2010s 101.64 99.1 104.18 10
2020s 105.59 104.75 106.44 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 54 Latvia 107.4 compare
  2. 55 Netherlands 106.93 compare
  3. 56 Poland 106.75 compare
  4. 58 Cyprus 105.67 compare
  5. 59 Morocco 105.18 compare
  6. 60 New Zealand 105.09 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is index of forest extent, index in Costa Rica?
Index of forest extent, index in Costa Rica was 106.44 in 2023, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest index of forest extent, index recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 106.44 in 2023.
What is the lowest index of forest extent, index recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 98.61 in 2000.
How does Costa Rica rank for index of forest extent, index?
Costa Rica ranks 57th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is index of forest extent, index rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Index of forest extent, Index (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
235 places, 7,488 data points, 1992–2023
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