Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Costa Rica is 0.0002 kt per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0006 kt per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 53rd of 191 countries on this measure, 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: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1998 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 1999 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 kt per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 kt per person | +1117.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per person | -88.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per person | +258.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net 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% | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person |
| 2021 | +258.5% | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person |
| 2016 | -88.6% | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0002 kt 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 — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Costa Rica?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Costa Rica was 0.0002 kt per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 kt per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Costa Rica ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.