Share of global annual deforestation in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of global annual deforestation in Costa Rica, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global annual deforestation in Costa Rica is 0.1%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 51st out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -44.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +213.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -53.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 112.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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 global annual deforestation in Costa Rica?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Costa Rica was 0.1% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Costa Rica ranks 51st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.