Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 2,945 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2,945 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Costa Rica peaked at 2,945 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,742 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 98th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,742 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2,743 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2,744 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2,748 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,751 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,755 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,759 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2,763 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 2,766 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,770 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 2,774 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,778 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,781 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,803 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,825 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 2,847 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,869 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,891 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,895 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,899 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2,904 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,908 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,912 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,919 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 2,925 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,932 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,938 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 2,945 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2,945 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 7.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2,945 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 641.92 1000 ha, 4.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,743 1000 ha | 2,742 1000 ha | 2,744 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,761 1000 ha | 2,744 1000 ha | 2,778 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,862 1000 ha | 2,781 1000 ha | 2,908 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,929 1000 ha | 2,912 1000 ha | 2,945 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 naturally regenerating forest — area in Costa Rica?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Costa Rica was 2,945 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2,945 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,742 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — 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.