Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 2.01 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 2.01 m3 per square kilometre for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 4.33 m3 per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.047 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0999 m3 per square kilometre | +112.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0157 m3 per square kilometre | -84.3% |
| 1964 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +187.5% |
| 1965 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | -95.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0294 m3 per square kilometre | +1400.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0979 m3 per square kilometre | +233.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1547 m3 per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0607 m3 per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0529 m3 per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0215 m3 per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 1979 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | -90.9% |
| 1980 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 m3 per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 1983 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.047 m3 per square kilometre | +380.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0803 m3 per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 m3 per square kilometre | +650.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0059 m3 per square kilometre | +185.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0133 m3 per square kilometre | +125.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0095 m3 per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0568 m3 per square kilometre | +499.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0607 m3 per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3075 m3 per square kilometre | +406.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3075 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3153 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre | -96.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0294 m3 per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6695 m3 per square kilometre | +2179.1% |
| 2004 | 1.22 m3 per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2005 | 1.22 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 m3 per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 2007 | 2.39 m3 per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 2.04 m3 per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 2.11 m3 per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.24 m3 per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8 m3 per square kilometre | +69.6% |
| 2012 | 4.33 m3 per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 2.78 m3 per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2014 | 2.43 m3 per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 3.68 m3 per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 2016 | 3.28 m3 per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 3.46 m3 per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 3.2 m3 per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2.91 m3 per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6 m3 per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2021 | 2.03 m3 per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 2.16 m3 per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 2.01 m3 per square kilometre | -7.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 2.01 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2518 m3 per square kilometre, 8.0× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 2.01 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0203 m3 per square kilometre, 98.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +2179.1% | 0.0294 m3 per square kilometre | 0.6695 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1966 | +1400.0% | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0294 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +650.0% | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0021 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +499.2% | 0.0095 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0568 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +406.5% | 0.0607 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3075 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +400.0% | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0614 m3 per square kilometre | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1547 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0392 m3 per square kilometre | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0529 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0187 m3 per square kilometre | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0803 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.1079 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3153 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre | 2.39 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.21 m3 per square kilometre | 2.24 m3 per square kilometre | 4.33 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 m3 per square kilometre | 1.6 m3 per square kilometre | 2.16 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 2.01 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.33 m3 per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity 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.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity 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
Roundwood — Export quantity 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.