Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate was 1.36 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 1.36 % change on previous year for wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica peaked at 7 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 % change on previous year, in 2008.
That places Costa Rica 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -26.2% |
| 1972 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -33.6% |
| 1973 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1974 | 2.13 % change on previous year | +61.5% |
| 1975 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +59.9% |
| 1976 | 2.57 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 1977 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1978 | 2.58 % change on previous year | +66.4% |
| 1979 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 1981 | 5.34 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 1982 | 7 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 1983 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1984 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 1985 | 4.12 % change on previous year | +128.3% |
| 1986 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 1987 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1990 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1991 | 3.33 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1993 | 1.81 % change on previous year | +23.6% |
| 1994 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 1996 | 3.87 % change on previous year | +34.7% |
| 1997 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -39.4% |
| 1998 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +145.2% |
| 2008 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 1.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 2010 | 2 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.76 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 2017 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.42 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.36 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 1.36 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0963 % change on previous year, 14.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +145.2% | 1.94 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +128.3% | 1.81 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.55 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 3.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 67 Sri Lanka 1.48 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Papua New Guinea 1.42 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Maldives 1.37 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Melanesia 1.36 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Djibouti 1.32 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Belize 1.29 % change on previous year compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1998)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica?
- Wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate in Costa Rica was 1.36 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 7 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 70th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood charcoal — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood charcoal — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wood charcoal — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wood charcoal — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.