Exported deforestation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Exported deforestation was 1,266 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Exported deforestation in Costa Rica, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, exported deforestation in Costa Rica stood at 1,266 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.2% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exported deforestation in Costa Rica peaked at 7,441 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,266 hectares, in 2023.
Costa Rica ranks 50th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,362 hectares | 5,659 hectares | 7,441 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,952 hectares | 1,616 hectares | 7,089 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,395 hectares | 1,266 hectares | 3,306 hectares | 4 |
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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 exported deforestation in Costa Rica?
- Exported deforestation in Costa Rica was 1,266 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest exported deforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7,441 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest exported deforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,266 hectares in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for exported deforestation?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is exported deforestation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Exported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.