Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.8633 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.8633 t per square kilometre for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 105.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.9777 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 t per square kilometre, in 1968.
Costa Rica ranks 41st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0274 t per square kilometre | +250.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0783 t per square kilometre | +185.7% |
| 1973 | 0.047 t per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0118 t per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0255 t per square kilometre | +116.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0157 t per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0098 t per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0881 t per square kilometre | +800.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3036 t per square kilometre | +244.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2017 t per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2056 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3094 t per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1645 t per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1645 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.143 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1234 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3212 t per square kilometre | +160.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3212 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1175 t per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1567 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0893 t per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 1993 | 0.061 t per square kilometre | -31.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0795 t per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1995 | 0.141 t per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1293 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.094 t per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 0.094 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2722 t per square kilometre | +189.6% |
| 2000 | 0.237 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.237 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.237 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.237 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4286 t per square kilometre | +80.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4286 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4488 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.431 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5546 t per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3378 t per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4086 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3422 t per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.376 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4204 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.603 t per square kilometre | +43.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9777 t per square kilometre | +62.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9633 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5009 t per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5117 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5219 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2958 t per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5188 t per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9213 t per square kilometre | +77.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8633 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0321 t per square kilometre | 0.0078 t per square kilometre | 0.0881 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2258 t per square kilometre | 0.1234 t per square kilometre | 0.3212 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1235 t per square kilometre | 0.061 t per square kilometre | 0.2722 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3577 t per square kilometre | 0.237 t per square kilometre | 0.5546 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5626 t per square kilometre | 0.3422 t per square kilometre | 0.9777 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6498 t per square kilometre | 0.2958 t per square kilometre | 0.9213 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 38 Bulgaria 1.06 t per square kilometre compare
- 39 Malta 1.04 t per square kilometre compare
- 40 China 0.9709 t per square kilometre compare
- 42 New Zealand 0.812 t per square kilometre compare
- 43 Gibraltar 0.8 t per square kilometre compare
- 44 Palestine, State of 0.7666 t per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.8633 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9777 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Costa Rica rank for paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 41st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is paper and paperboard — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.3%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.