Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 39.48 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
39.48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 240 countries
All-time high
39.48
in 2020
All-time low
38.08
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Costa Rica stood at 39.48. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Costa Rica peaked at 39.48 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.08, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 145th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.08 | — |
| 2001 | 38.47 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 38.67 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.71 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.78 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 38.79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.79 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.79 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.79 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.82 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.33 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 39.33 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.34 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.34 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39.37 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 39.37 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.37 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 39.37 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.38 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.47 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 39.48 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.48 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39.48 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.48 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39.48 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39.48 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 39.48 is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 75% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 39.48 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.03, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.67 | 38.08 | 38.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.37 | 39.33 | 39.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.48 | 39.48 | 39.48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 142 Mozambique 40.02 compare
- 143 Dominica 40 compare
- 143 Kiribati 40 compare
- 146 Egypt 38.75 compare
- 147 United States 38.44 compare
- 148 Switzerland 37.69 compare
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2419 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.65 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Costa Rica?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Costa Rica was 39.48 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 39.48 in 2020.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.08 in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Costa Rica ranks 145th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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