Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita was 0.0022 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica stood at 0.0022 t per person.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica peaked at 0.0124 t per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1988.
Costa Rica ranks 55th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0029 t per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0023 t per person | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 t per person | -71.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0022 t per person | +229.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 t per person | -40.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 t per person | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 0.002 t per person | +113.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0038 t per person | +94.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 t per person | -41.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 t per person | -53.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0021 t per person | +94.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 t per person | -84.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 t per person | -67.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 t per person | +777.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 t per person | -53.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 t per person | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 t per person | +134.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 t per person | +22.3% |
| 1995 | 0.003 t per person | +40.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 t per person | -69.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 t per person | +52.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0014 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.004 t per person | +188.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 t per person | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 t per person | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 0.003 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 t per person | -15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 t per person | +150.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0065 t per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0124 t per person | +90.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 t per person | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 t per person | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 t per person | -47.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 t per person | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 t per person | -29.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 t per person | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 t per person | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 t per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 t per person | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 t per person | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0022 t per person | -5.5% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0022 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.009 t per person, 25% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0022 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 t per person, 5.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +777.6% | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0009 t per person |
| 1974 | +229.9% | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0022 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.006 t per person | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0124 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica?
- Wood pulp — import quantity, per capita in Costa Rica was 0.0022 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood pulp — import quantity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0124 t per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest wood pulp — import quantity, per capita recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1988.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wood pulp — import quantity, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood pulp — import quantity, per capita rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood pulp — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood pulp — Import quantity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood pulp — Import quantity 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 pulp — Import quantity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.