Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 1.5 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Costa Rica stood at 1.5 %.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Costa Rica peaked at 3.69 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.59 %, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 % | 0.59 % | 3.39 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 % | 3.47 % | 3.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 % | 2.04 % | 3.45 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 % | 1.5 % | 2.01 % | 6 |
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More environment data for Costa Rica
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 29.32 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 159.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.75 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 23.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 377.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 10.52 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 167.13 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Costa Rica?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Costa Rica was 1.5 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.69 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.59 % in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Costa Rica ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.