Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0939 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica stood at 0.0939 m3 per square kilometre.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7439 m3 per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.002 m3 per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0333 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1058 m3 per square kilometre | +217.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0979 m3 per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0255 m3 per square kilometre | -74.0% |
| 1965 | 0.092 m3 per square kilometre | +261.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0607 m3 per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0137 m3 per square kilometre | -77.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0255 m3 per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0666 m3 per square kilometre | +161.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 m3 per square kilometre | -91.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 m3 per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0215 m3 per square kilometre | +450.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1743 m3 per square kilometre | +709.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0392 m3 per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 1976 | 0.092 m3 per square kilometre | +135.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0392 m3 per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 m3 per square kilometre | -85.0% |
| 1979 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1980 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | +2200.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0901 m3 per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.094 m3 per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1136 m3 per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1136 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.047 m3 per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0118 m3 per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0529 m3 per square kilometre | +350.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0646 m3 per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0118 m3 per square kilometre | -81.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 m3 per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0735 m3 per square kilometre | +838.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1707 m3 per square kilometre | +132.1% |
| 1994 | 0.047 m3 per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0764 m3 per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0744 m3 per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0646 m3 per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0646 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0627 m3 per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0627 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0627 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0627 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0545 m3 per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0545 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2521 m3 per square kilometre | +362.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2467 m3 per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1364 m3 per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0854 m3 per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0602 m3 per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0537 m3 per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0966 m3 per square kilometre | +79.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0948 m3 per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2022 m3 per square kilometre | +113.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0953 m3 per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7345 m3 per square kilometre | +670.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7439 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5706 m3 per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3429 m3 per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2901 m3 per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4125 m3 per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1081 m3 per square kilometre | -73.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0939 m3 per square kilometre | -13.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0939 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1855 m3 per square kilometre, 51% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0939 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0132 m3 per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +2200.0% | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.045 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +838.7% | 0.0078 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0735 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +709.1% | 0.0215 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1743 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +670.7% | 0.0953 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7345 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1973 | +450.0% | 0.0039 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0215 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0579 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0137 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1058 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0427 m3 per square kilometre | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1743 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0635 m3 per square kilometre | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1136 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0636 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0078 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1707 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.108 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0545 m3 per square kilometre | 0.2521 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2995 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0537 m3 per square kilometre | 0.7439 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2262 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0939 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4125 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 67 Argentina 0.1336 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 68 Lebanon 0.0978 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 69 Nicaragua 0.0952 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 71 Sri Lanka 0.0884 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 72 Papua New Guinea 0.0872 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 73 Guyana 0.0831 m3 per square kilometre 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)
- 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 sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica?
- Sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Costa Rica was 0.0939 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7439 m3 per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 m3 per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sawnwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Sawnwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sawnwood — 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.
Sawnwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sawnwood — 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
Sawnwood — 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.