Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2010.
That places Costa Rica 58th out of 228 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 55 El Salvador 0.1% compare
- 56 Netherlands 0.1% compare
- 57 India 0.1% compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0.1% compare
- 60 Russia 0.1% compare
- 61 Slovakia 0.1% compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0273 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0288 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Costa Rica?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 change in forest area as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.