Roundwood — Production, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Roundwood — Production, per capita was 0.838 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.838 m3 per person for roundwood — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 2.66 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.838 m3 per person, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.66 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.58 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.49 m3 per person | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 2.42 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.36 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.31 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.26 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 2.23 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 2.2 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 2.24 m3 per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 2.21 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.17 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.23 m3 per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 2.15 m3 per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 2.21 m3 per person | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 2.19 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 2.17 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.12 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 2.08 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.94 m3 per person | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 1.86 m3 per person | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 1.74 m3 per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 1.65 m3 per person | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 1.65 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.62 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.58 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 1.61 m3 per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.58 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.5 m3 per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 1.45 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.4 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.4 m3 per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.37 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 1.48 m3 per person | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 1.46 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.43 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.4 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.22 m3 per person | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 1.13 m3 per person | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 1.14 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.16 m3 per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.09 m3 per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.07 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.08 m3 per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1 m3 per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.11 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.14 m3 per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1 m3 per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.04 m3 per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.03 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.02 m3 per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9844 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.972 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9476 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9383 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9255 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8958 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8749 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8795 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8468 m3 per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8439 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.838 m3 per person | -0.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.838 m3 per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4124 m3 per person, 2.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.838 m3 per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2948 m3 per person, 2.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.39 m3 per person | 2.2 m3 per person | 2.66 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.18 m3 per person | 2.08 m3 per person | 2.24 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 m3 per person | 1.5 m3 per person | 1.94 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 m3 per person | 1.13 m3 per person | 1.48 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 m3 per person | 1.04 m3 per person | 1.16 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9726 m3 per person | 0.8958 m3 per person | 1.03 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8566 m3 per person | 0.838 m3 per person | 0.8795 m3 per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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 roundwood — production, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Roundwood — production, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.838 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.838 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for roundwood — production, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — production, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.