Commodity driven deforestation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Commodity driven deforestation was 7,308 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commodity driven deforestation in Costa Rica, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 7,308 for commodity driven deforestation in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commodity driven deforestation in Costa Rica peaked at 20,792 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,139, in 2015.
Costa Rica ranks 49th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Commodity driven deforestation in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14,793 | — |
| 2002 | 12,280 | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 7,824 | -36.3% |
| 2004 | 9,055 | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 15,688 | +73.2% |
| 2006 | 9,356 | -40.4% |
| 2007 | 10,727 | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 20,607 | +92.1% |
| 2009 | 20,792 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 12,429 | -40.2% |
| 2011 | 9,735 | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 9,682 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 7,039 | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 10,032 | +42.5% |
| 2015 | 3,139 | -68.7% |
| 2016 | 12,500 | +298.2% |
| 2017 | 15,906 | +27.2% |
| 2018 | 11,177 | -29.7% |
| 2019 | 10,354 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7,388 | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 7,007 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 7,751 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 8,089 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 7,308 | -9.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 7,308 is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.13, 110.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 7,308 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,620, 4.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +298.2% | 3,139 | 12,500 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,458 | 7,824 | 20,792 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,199 | 3,139 | 15,906 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,509 | 7,007 | 8,089 | 5 |
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- 51 Papua New Guinea 5,420 compare
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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 commodity driven deforestation in Costa Rica?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Costa Rica was 7,308 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 20,792 in 2009.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,139 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Costa Rica ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity driven deforestation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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