Annual afforestation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual afforestation was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
67th
of 106 countries
All-time high
8,890 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 2000
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual afforestation in Costa Rica, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0 hectares per year for annual afforestation in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Costa Rica peaked at 8,890 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 67th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,890 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 0 hectares per year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per year | — |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per year | — |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 hectares per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year. (46 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 hectares per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,520 hectares per year. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,890 hectares per year | 8,890 hectares per year | 8,890 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
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- 67 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Gambia 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Gibraltar 0 hectares per year
- 67 Greenland 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Iraq 0 hectares per year
- 67 Isle of Man 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Lebanon 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Oman 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Saint Barthelemy 0 hectares per year
- 67 San Marino 0 hectares per year
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- 67 Slovenia 0 hectares per year
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Costa Rica?
- Annual afforestation in Costa Rica was 0 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 8,890 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual afforestation?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.