Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita was 0.0077 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in Costa Rica, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0077 t per person for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0104 t per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1968.
Costa Rica ranks 47th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0001 t per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0002 t per person | +190.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0 t per person | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 t per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0002 t per person | +94.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 t per person | +240.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 t per person | +178.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 t per person | -41.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 t per person | -75.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 t per person | +111.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 t per person | -62.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 t per person | +55.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 t per person | -39.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 t per person | +776.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0065 t per person | +235.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 t per person | -35.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0042 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0061 t per person | +46.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 t per person | -48.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0055 t per person | +153.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0019 t per person | -64.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 t per person | +30.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0014 t per person | -44.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 t per person | -33.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 t per person | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 0.002 t per person | +73.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 t per person | -28.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 t per person | +183.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0031 t per person | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 0.003 t per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.003 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 t per person | +78.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.005 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0064 t per person | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 t per person | -39.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0046 t per person | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 t per person | -17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 t per person | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 t per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0065 t per person | +41.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0104 t per person | +60.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 t per person | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 t per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.003 t per person | -43.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 t per person | +74.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 t per person | +76.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0086 t per person | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0077 t per person | -10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0065 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 0.0064 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.006 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 0.0104 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 t per person | 0.003 t per person | 0.0093 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 44 Brazil 0.0105 t per person compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0096 t per person compare
- 46 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 t per person compare
- 48 South Africa 0.0077 t per person compare
- 49 China 0.0072 t per person compare
- 50 Qatar 0.0063 t per person compare
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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0769 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.006 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0077 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0104 t per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1968.
- How does Costa Rica rank for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 47th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.