Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wood chips and particles — Import quantity was 0 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Costa Rica, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0 m3 for wood chips and particles — import quantity in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood chips and particles — import quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 375 m3 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1995.
That places Costa Rica 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 375 m3 | — |
| 1995 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1997 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1998 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2002 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2004 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2005 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2006 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2007 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2008 | 26 m3 | — |
| 2009 | 68 m3 | +161.5% |
| 2010 | 9 m3 | -86.8% |
| 2011 | 1 m3 | -88.9% |
| 2012 | 1 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 m3 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 43 m3 | +2050.0% |
| 2015 | 49 m3 | +14.0% |
| 2016 | 1 m3 | -98.0% |
| 2017 | 110 m3 | +10900.0% |
| 2018 | 4 m3 | -96.4% |
| 2019 | 1 m3 | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 1 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 m3 | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 115 m3 | +5650.0% |
| 2023 | 115 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,982 m3. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0 m3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13 m3. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +10900.0% | 1 m3 | 110 m3 |
| 2022 | +5650.0% | 2 m3 | 115 m3 |
| 2014 | +2050.0% | 2 m3 | 43 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.5 m3 | 0 m3 | 375 m3 | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.4 m3 | 0 m3 | 68 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1 m3 | 1 m3 | 110 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6 m3 | 0 m3 | 115 m3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 181 Andorra 0 m3 compare
- 181 Brunei Darussalam 0 m3 compare
- 181 Cabo Verde 0 m3 compare
- 181 Congo 0 m3 compare
- 181 Dominica 0 m3 compare
- 181 Ecuador 0 m3 compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 0 m3 compare
- 181 Ethiopia 0 m3 compare
- 181 Gabon 0 m3 compare
- 181 Grenada 0 m3 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 0 m3 compare
- 181 Guinea 0 m3 compare
- 181 Guyana 0 m3 compare
- 181 Lesotho 0 m3 compare
- 181 Montenegro 0 m3 compare
- 181 New Zealand 0 m3 compare
- 181 Nicaragua 0 m3 compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 m3 compare
- 181 Sao Tome and Principe 0 m3 compare
- 181 Serbia and Montenegro 0 m3 compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 0 m3 compare
- 181 Sri Lanka 0 m3 compare
- 181 Togo 0 m3 compare
- 181 Uganda 0 m3 compare
- 181 Ukraine 0 m3 compare
- 181 United Republic of Tanzania 0 m3 compare
- 181 Uruguay 0 m3 compare
- 181 Vanuatu 0 m3 compare
- 181 Brunei 0 m3 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood chips and particles — import quantity in Costa Rica?
- Wood chips and particles — import quantity in Costa Rica was 0 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 375 m3 in 1994.
- What is the lowest wood chips and particles — import quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1995.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wood chips and particles — import quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 181st out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood chips and particles — import quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. 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, published as part of Wood chips and particles — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en