Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0 1000 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | +1117.8% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | -88.6% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | +258.5% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 1000 ha per person, 2.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +1117.8% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2021 | +258.5% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
| 2016 | -88.6% | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 net forest conversion — area, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Net forest conversion — area, per capita in Costa Rica was 0 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net forest conversion — area, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — 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
Net Forest conversion — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.