Share of deforestation that is exported in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of deforestation that is exported was 39.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Share of deforestation that is exported in Costa Rica, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 39.7% for share of deforestation that is exported in 2013. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Costa Rica peaked at 39.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2009.
Costa Rica ranks 17th of 117 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 23.2% | 34.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 27.1% | 39.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0273 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0074 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0288 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Costa Rica?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Costa Rica was 39.7% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2009.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.