Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 58.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Costa Rica is 58.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Costa Rica peaked at 58.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 35th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 54.0% | — |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 57.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 58.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.8% | 55.8% | 55.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 56.4% | 57.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 58.2% | 58.5% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0139 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Costa Rica?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Costa Rica was 58.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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