Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 44.08 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
44.08
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 156 countries
All-time high
44.08
in 2018
All-time low
42.86
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Costa Rica, 2015–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 44.08 for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.
Costa Rica ranks 20th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 42.86 | — |
| 2016 | 42.86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.86 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.08 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 44.08 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44.08 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.35 | 42.86 | 44.08 | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.08 | 44.08 | 44.08 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 46.01 compare
- 18 Saint Lucia 44.82 compare
- 19 Dominica 44.7 compare
- 21 Burundi 41.12 compare
- 22 Bhutan 40.67 compare
- 23 Mozambique 40.14 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0838 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.069 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Costa Rica?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Costa Rica was 44.08 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 44.08 in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.86 in 2015.
- How does Costa Rica rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Costa Rica ranks 20th out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 within legally established protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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