Sawnwood — Production in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Sawnwood — Production was 269,118 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sawnwood — Production in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 269,118 m3 for sawnwood — production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — production in Costa Rica peaked at 798,200 m3 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 269,118 m3, in 2023.
That places Costa Rica 87th out of 254 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sawnwood — Production in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 273,100 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 273,700 m3 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 281,800 m3 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 301,100 m3 | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 309,300 m3 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 332,700 m3 | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 340,900 m3 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 350,900 m3 | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 375,000 m3 | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 369,000 m3 | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 390,300 m3 | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 414,300 m3 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 547,300 m3 | +32.1% |
| 1974 | 519,300 m3 | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 612,000 m3 | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 513,000 m3 | -16.2% |
| 1977 | 689,000 m3 | +34.3% |
| 1978 | 689,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 363,800 m3 | -47.2% |
| 1980 | 524,400 m3 | +44.1% |
| 1981 | 534,400 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 378,400 m3 | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 306,400 m3 | -19.0% |
| 1984 | 412,400 m3 | +34.6% |
| 1985 | 412,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 412,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 503,400 m3 | +22.1% |
| 1988 | 515,400 m3 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 439,400 m3 | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 412,200 m3 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 412,200 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 772,200 m3 | +87.3% |
| 1993 | 798,200 m3 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 746,000 m3 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 780,000 m3 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 780,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 780,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 417,500 m3 | -46.5% |
| 1999 | 306,000 m3 | -26.7% |
| 2000 | 370,500 m3 | +21.1% |
| 2001 | 474,500 m3 | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 371,500 m3 | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 357,000 m3 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 414,000 m3 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 476,000 m3 | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 587,000 m3 | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 669,500 m3 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 614,500 m3 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 524,000 m3 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 540,000 m3 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 459,000 m3 | -15.0% |
| 2012 | 529,000 m3 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 466,000 m3 | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 455,000 m3 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 455,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 455,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 438,900 m3 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 451,729 m3 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 391,040 m3 | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 455,370 m3 | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 425,747 m3 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 377,538 m3 | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 269,118 m3 | -28.7% |
| 2024 | 269,118 m3 | +0.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 269,118 m3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 39,550 m3, 6.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 269,118 m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30,210 m3, 8.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +87.3% | 412,200 m3 | 772,200 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 315,389 m3 | 273,100 m3 | 375,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 510,700 m3 | 363,800 m3 | 689,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 443,900 m3 | 306,400 m3 | 534,400 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 620,430 m3 | 306,000 m3 | 798,200 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 485,850 m3 | 357,000 m3 | 669,500 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,067 m3 | 391,040 m3 | 540,000 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 359,378 m3 | 269,118 m3 | 455,370 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sawnwood — production in Costa Rica?
- Sawnwood — production in Costa Rica was 269,118 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sawnwood — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 798,200 m3 in 1993.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — production recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 269,118 m3 in 2023.
- How does Costa Rica rank for sawnwood — production?
- Costa Rica ranks 87th out of 254 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sawnwood — production rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sawnwood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en