Environment in Costa Rica 2,527 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Nutrient balance — Cropland phosphorus use efficiency 40.54 % 2023 down 5.6% 141st Nutrient balance — Cropland potassium use efficiency 50.91 % 2023 down 23.9% 120th Arable land use per person 0.0327 hectares per person 2023 down 33.5% 156th Forest area 2.99 million hectares 2025 up 1.2% 94th Share of global forest area 0.1% 2025 up 2.2% 94th Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -1.29 2023 up 0.7% 155th Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 55.7% 156th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0934 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 18.9% 49th Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.1194 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 143.7% 42nd Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 78.2% 154th Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.5% 83rd Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 78.6% 88th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 49.0% 17th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 27.3% 69th Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.3% 66th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.8% 65th Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 29.3% 56th Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.9% 12th Plywood and LVL — Production 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 129th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -10.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 124.1% 144th Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 48.0% 106th Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.8% 106th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0043 1000 USD per person 2024 up 6.3% 52nd Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0073 t per person 2024 up 17.6% 44th Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0433 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 84.4% 66th Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.051 t per square kilometre 2023 down 86.6% 69th Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 16.4% 65th Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 — 82nd Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 61.0% 64th Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 56.9% 18th Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 — 44th Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 126.9% 128th Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 0 t 2024 — 113th Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 — 124th Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -19.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 138.8% 157th Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.6242 m3 per person 2024 down 10.6% 26th Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.6242 m3 per person 2024 down 10.6% 31st Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.8185 m3 per person 2024 down 15.0% 30th Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.838 m3 per person 2024 down 14.9% 46th Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -11.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 124.5% 143rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 10,497 t 2024 down 13.6% 91st Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 9,688 1000 USD 2024 up 5.6% 91st Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.464 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 18.9% 31st Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 2.01 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 27.8% 34th Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 35.9% 68th Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.1% 54th Recovered paper — Import quantity 3,303 t 2024 down 86.7% 93rd Recovered paper — Import value 722 1000 USD 2024 down 83.9% 93rd Annual change in forest area 3,518 hectares 2025 down 76.1% 41st Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.1% 2025 down 76.4% 58th Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.1% 2025 down 76.4% 57th Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 3,518 hectares 2025 down 76.1% 41st Fibreboard — Export quantity 215 m3 2024 down 66.2% 108th Fibreboard — Export value 81 1000 USD 2024 down 71.1% 110th Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0195 m3 per person 2024 down 7.1% 69th Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% 44th Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -21.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 136.3% 157th Forest land — Area 2,990 1000 ha 2025 up 1.2% 107th Naturally regenerating forest — Area 2,945 1000 ha 2025 up 1.9% 98th Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 98.5 % 2025 up 0.7% 82nd ← Previous Page 14 of 43 Next →