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 107th out of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,759 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,768 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,777 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,786 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,795 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2,804 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,813 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,822 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2,831 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 2,840 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,849 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2,852 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,859 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,862 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,865 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,868 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,871 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,874 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,878 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,881 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,895 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,910 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2,925 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,940 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2,954 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,958 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,962 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,965 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,969 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,972 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,976 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,979 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,983 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,986 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 2,990 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2,990 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 5.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2,990 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 650.58 1000 ha, 4.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- 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 — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (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 107th out of 249 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.