Environment in Costa Rica

2,527 indicators covering environment for Costa Rica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per capita 0.0023 t per person 2024 down 14.0% 55th
Newsprint — Export value 191 1000 USD 2024 up 306.4% 61st
Wood charcoal — Export value 10 1000 USD 2024 down 52.4% 133rd
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.5664 Mt CO2e 2024 up 159.9% 105th
Pulp for paper — Export quantity 308 t 2024 down 7.2% 94th
Pulp for paper — Export value 345 1000 USD 2024 down 62.5% 79th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.3% 85th
Wood charcoal — Export quantity 20 t 2024 down 47.4% 132nd
Mules and Asses — Stocks 12,271 An 2023 down 8.2% 74th
Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure 267,839 kg 2023 down 8.2% 73rd
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 265,161 kg 2023 down 8.2% 72nd
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 53,032 kg 2023 down 8.2% 72nd
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 79,548 kg 2023 down 8.2% 72nd
Mules and Asses — Manure management 2,678 kg 2023 down 8.2% 77th
Mules and Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils 2,678 kg 2023 down 8.2% 77th
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 535.68 kg 2023 down 8.2% 77th
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 803.52 kg 2023 down 8.2% 77th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 1.96 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 66th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 40 t 2024 down 78.3% 104th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 56 1000 USD 2024 down 58.8% 93rd
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 1,592 t 2024 up 62.3% 80th
Printing and writing papers — Export value 2,506 1000 USD 2024 up 74.3% 73rd
Pulp for paper — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.9% 76th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.3% 77th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 0.5435 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 130.0% 48th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.8319 t per square kilometre 2023 up 108.5% 37th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0598 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 26.6% 169th
Wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.002 1000 USD per person 2024 up 0.9% 54th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 t per person 2024 down 13.8% 55th
Watermelons — Yield 24,654 kg/ha 2024 down 47.3% 58th
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 0.2727 t per square kilometre 2023 up 15.7% 72nd
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 2.09 kg/cap 2024 down 17.7% 15th
Other fibreboard — Export quantity 215 m3 2024 up 437.5% 67th
Other fibreboard — Export value 80 1000 USD 2024 up 233.3% 66th
Wood charcoal — Import quantity 1,807 t 2024 up 1,112.8% 81st
Wood charcoal — Import value 970 1000 USD 2024 up 1,112.5% 80th
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 14,649 1000 Int$ 2024 up 7.1% 67th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Production 2,036 t 2024 down 0.4% 67th
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 19.7 kg/ha 2024 down 10.3% 15th
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 30,900 t 2024 up 5.6% 57th
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 38,594 t 2024 up 1.3% 29th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.9% 2024 up 408.4% 117th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 187.2% 2024 up 6.4% 86th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21.6% 2024 up 152.5% 128th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 78.0% 2024 up 46.8% 107th
Coal rents 0.0% 2021 71st
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 10,722 t 2024 down 11.4% 42nd
Insecticides — Agricultural Use 1,589 t 2024 down 11.7% 43rd
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use 6,056 t 2024 down 5.1% 26th
Herbicides — Agricultural Use 2,664 t 2024 down 28.1% 49th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 0 t 2024 58th
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 78th
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use 0 t 2024 down 100.0% 95th
Other Pesticides nes — Agricultural Use 412 t 2024 up 127.6% 28th
Forest land — Share in Land area 59.06 % 2024 up 2.6% 41st
Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 41.6% 77th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.1% 77th
Other land — Area 399.88 1000 ha 2024 up 4.9% 162nd
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.3 g/Int$ 2024 down 15.1% 36th