Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per was 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in 2023.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Costa Rica peaked at 2.58 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Costa Rica ranks 63rd of 184 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 1000 USD per square kilometre | +123.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0183 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0242 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0288 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0392 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0249 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0285 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0378 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1970 | 0.033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0669 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.9% |
| 1972 | 0.191 1000 USD per square kilometre | +185.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0485 1000 USD per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 1974 | 0.078 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0538 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0774 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0912 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1036 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1651 1000 USD per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4289 1000 USD per square kilometre | +159.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4049 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.384 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4379 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3292 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3442 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.299 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2419 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4621 1000 USD per square kilometre | +91.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4762 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2374 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2642 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3902 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3812 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.505 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3854 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 1997 | 0.348 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.348 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4072 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4244 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4111 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4213 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4941 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6109 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7303 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7853 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9292 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9656 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 1.39 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 2.33 1000 USD per square kilometre | +67.8% |
| 2016 | 2.31 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 2.23 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 1.88 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2021 | 1.66 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2022 | 1.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.4% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.44 1000 USD per square kilometre, 33% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3889 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +185.5% | 0.0669 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.191 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +159.7% | 0.1651 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4289 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0255 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0392 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0909 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.033 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.191 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3808 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2419 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4762 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3576 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2374 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.505 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6373 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4111 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9656 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.81 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.22 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2.58 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.19 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.76 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 60 China 1.83 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 61 Fiji 1.68 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 62 South Africa 1.6 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 64 Brazil 1.45 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 65 Seychelles 1.43 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 66 Barbados 1.38 1000 USD 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Costa Rica?
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per in Costa Rica was 1.47 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Costa Rica rank for primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per?
- Costa Rica ranks 63rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary wood and paper products (export/import) — export value, per rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 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.
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 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
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 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.