Forest area km in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forest area km was 2.99 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.99 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
94th
of 235 countries
All-time high
2.99 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.76 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area km in Costa Rica is 2.99 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Costa Rica peaked at 2.99 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.76 million, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 94th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area km in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.76 million | — |
| 1991 | 2.77 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.78 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.79 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.79 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.80 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.81 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.82 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.83 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.87 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.94 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.95 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.98 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.99 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.99 million | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.99 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 436,060, 6.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.99 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 999,945, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.80 million | 2.76 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 million | 2.85 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.94 million | 2.88 million | 2.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 million | 2.97 million | 2.99 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 forest area km in Costa Rica?
- Forest area km in Costa Rica was 2.99 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.76 million in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forest area km?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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