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.
Share of deforestation that is exported in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.5% | — |
| 2006 | 34.3% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 30.3% | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +17.4% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +26.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 39.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 39.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.9%, 4.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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.