Change forest area share total in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Change forest area share total was 0.1177 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Costa Rica, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Costa Rica is 0.1177, 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, change forest area share total in Costa Rica peaked at 0.5091 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.11, 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.
Change forest area share total in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3263 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3252 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3242 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3231 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3221 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3211 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.32 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.319 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.318 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.317 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1111 | -64.9% |
| 2002 | 0.111 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1109 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1108 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1106 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1105 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1104 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1103 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1102 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5091 | +362.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5066 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.504 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5015 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.499 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1189 | -76.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1188 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1187 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1185 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1184 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1182 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1181 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1179 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1178 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1177 | -0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1177 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.0134. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total 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 | +362.7% | 0.11 | 0.5091 |
| 2016 | -76.2% | 0.499 | 0.1189 |
| 2001 | -64.9% | 0.317 | 0.1111 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3221 | 0.318 | 0.3263 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1313 | 0.1102 | 0.317 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3105 | 0.11 | 0.5091 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 | 0.1177 | 0.1184 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 55 El Salvador 0.1221 compare
- 56 Netherlands 0.1218 compare
- 57 India 0.1182 compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0.1035 compare
- 60 Russia 0.1008 compare
- 61 Slovakia 0.0955 compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2419 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.65 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Costa Rica?
- Change forest area share total in Costa Rica was 0.1177 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5091 in 2011.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2010.
- How does Costa Rica rank for change forest area share total?
- Costa Rica ranks 58th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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