Share of annual global forest expansion in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Share of annual global forest expansion 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
In 2020, share of annual global forest expansion in Costa Rica stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Costa Rica peaked at 0.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
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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 annual global forest expansion in Costa Rica?
- Share of annual global forest expansion 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 annual global forest expansion recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.