Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of forest area with long term management plan was 37.58 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
37.58
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
67th
of 119 countries
All-time high
37.58
in 2020
All-time low
36.03
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Costa Rica, 2015–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 37.58 for proportion of forest area with long term management plan in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
That places Costa Rica 67th out of 119 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 36.03 | — |
| 2016 | 36.58 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 37.14 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 36.47 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 37.03 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 37.58 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.65 | 36.03 | 37.14 | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.58 | 37.58 | 37.58 | 1 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4173 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of forest area with long term management plan in Costa Rica was 37.58 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area with long term management plan recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 37.58 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area with long term management plan recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.03 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of forest area with long term management plan?
- Costa Rica ranks 67th out of 119 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of forest area with long term management plan rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of forest area with long term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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