Forest land — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Forest land — Area was 2,990 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Costa Rica stood at 2,990 1000 ha. 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 land — area in Costa Rica peaked at 2,990 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,759 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,799 1000 ha | 2,759 1000 ha | 2,840 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,863 1000 ha | 2,849 1000 ha | 2,878 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,936 1000 ha | 2,881 1000 ha | 2,969 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,981 1000 ha | 2,972 1000 ha | 2,990 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Costa Rica?
- Forest land — area in Costa Rica was 2,990 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,990 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,759 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for forest land — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.