Wood residues — Export quantity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Wood residues — Export quantity was 191 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wood residues — Export quantity in Costa Rica, 1994–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood residues — export quantity in Costa Rica is 191 m3, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 9,450.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood residues — export quantity in Costa Rica peaked at 700 m3 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 m3, in 1994.
That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wood residues — Export quantity in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1995 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1996 | 700 m3 | — |
| 1997 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 m3 | — |
| 1999 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2000 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2001 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2002 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2003 | 0 m3 | — |
| 2004 | 130 m3 | — |
| 2005 | 130 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 130 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 130 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21 m3 | -83.8% |
| 2009 | 23 m3 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 23 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 m3 | -91.3% |
| 2012 | 2 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 m3 | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 2 m3 | — |
| 2015 | 105 m3 | +5150.0% |
| 2016 | 105 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21 m3 | -80.0% |
| 2018 | 56 m3 | +166.7% |
| 2019 | 52 m3 | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 121 m3 | +132.7% |
| 2021 | 121 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 457 m3 | +277.7% |
| 2023 | 166 m3 | -63.7% |
| 2024 | 191 m3 | +15.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 191 m3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,524 m3, 2% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 191 m3 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24 m3, 8.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood residues — Export 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +5150.0% | 2 m3 | 105 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116.67 m3 | 0 m3 | 700 m3 | 6 |
| 2000s | 56.4 m3 | 0 m3 | 130 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8 m3 | 0 m3 | 105 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.2 m3 | 121 m3 | 457 m3 | 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)
- 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 residues — export quantity in Costa Rica?
- Wood residues — export quantity in Costa Rica was 191 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 700 m3 in 1996.
- What is the lowest wood residues — export quantity recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 in 1994.
- How does Costa Rica rank for wood residues — export quantity?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood residues — export quantity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9,450.0%. 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 residues — Export 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