Share global forest in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share global forest was 0.0722 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0722
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
94th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0722
in 2025
All-time low
0.0635
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Costa Rica, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.0722 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0722 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0635, in 1990.
That places Costa Rica 94th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0635 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0639 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0642 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0646 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.065 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0654 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0657 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0661 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0665 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0669 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0672 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0674 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0675 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0676 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0678 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0679 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.068 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0682 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0683 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0684 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0686 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.069 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0694 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0698 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0702 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0707 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0708 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0709 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0711 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0712 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0714 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0715 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0717 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0719 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.072 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0722 | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0722 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 6.9× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0722 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0242, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0652 | 0.0635 | 0.0669 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0678 | 0.0672 | 0.0684 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0702 | 0.0686 | 0.0712 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0718 | 0.0714 | 0.0722 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0008 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.2419 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 24.65 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Costa Rica?
- Share global forest in Costa Rica was 0.0722 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0722 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0635 in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share global forest?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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