Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces was 202.66 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Costa Rica, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 202.66 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Costa Rica peaked at 202.66 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.2 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Costa Rica ranks 113th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.2 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 137.52 Square kilometres | +63.3% |
| 2015 | 176.19 Square kilometres | +28.1% |
| 2020 | 184.05 Square kilometres | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 202.66 Square kilometres | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.2 Square kilometres | 84.2 Square kilometres | 84.2 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 156.85 Square kilometres | 137.52 Square kilometres | 176.19 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 193.36 Square kilometres | 184.05 Square kilometres | 202.66 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- 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)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0525 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Costa Rica?
- Land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces in Costa Rica was 202.66 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 202.66 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces?
- Costa Rica ranks 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — gain of artificial surfaces rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation