Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.6242 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wood fuel — production, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.6242 m3 per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 2.33 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.6242 m3 per person, in 2024.
That places Costa Rica 31st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.33 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.25 m3 per person | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 2.18 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.11 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 2.04 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 1.98 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.93 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.88 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.83 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 1.79 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 1.74 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.69 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.64 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.6 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.57 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.53 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.49 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.46 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.43 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 1.41 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 1.39 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 1.38 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.35 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.31 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.29 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.25 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.22 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.19 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.16 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.14 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.11 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.04 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.01 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9889 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.9718 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9475 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9253 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9043 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8854 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8666 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8498 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8345 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8203 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8068 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7923 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7786 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7654 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7527 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7412 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7297 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7186 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7083 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6985 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6891 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6787 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6691 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.66 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6516 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6444 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6388 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.634 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.629 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6242 m3 per person | -0.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.6242 m3 per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0756 m3 per person, 8.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.6242 m3 per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1856 m3 per person, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.06 m3 per person | 1.83 m3 per person | 2.33 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.59 m3 per person | 1.43 m3 per person | 1.79 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 m3 per person | 1.16 m3 per person | 1.41 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 m3 per person | 0.9043 m3 per person | 1.14 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8152 m3 per person | 0.7527 m3 per person | 0.8854 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6945 m3 per person | 0.6516 m3 per person | 0.7412 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6341 m3 per person | 0.6242 m3 per person | 0.6444 m3 per person | 5 |
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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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.401 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.6242 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6242 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 31st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.