Land use hidden — Forest in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Land use hidden — Forest was 30,840 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 30,840 Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in Costa Rica peaked at 30,840 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28,572 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 83rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,074 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 29,024 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 28,974 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 28,924 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 28,873 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 28,823 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 28,773 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 28,723 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 28,673 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 28,622 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 28,572 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 28,586 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 28,600 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28,614 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,628 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28,642 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28,656 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28,684 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28,698 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28,712 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28,876 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 29,039 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 29,203 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 29,367 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 29,530 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 29,694 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 29,858 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30,021 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 30,185 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 30,349 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 30,512 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 30,676 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 30,840 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 30,840 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,173 Square kilometres, 9.7× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 30,840 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20,940 Square kilometres, 1.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,848 Square kilometres | 28,622 Square kilometres | 29,074 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,635 Square kilometres | 28,572 Square kilometres | 28,698 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,448 Square kilometres | 28,712 Square kilometres | 30,185 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,594 Square kilometres | 30,349 Square kilometres | 30,840 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — forest in Costa Rica?
- Land use hidden — forest in Costa Rica was 30,840 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 30,840 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,572 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for land use hidden — forest?
- Costa Rica ranks 83rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata